| Country: | US |
| WPTE | |
| City: | Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Area: | Hampton Roads |
| Branding: | 94.9 The Point |
| Airdate: | (as WNRN) |
| Language: | English |
| Format: | Hot adult contemporary |
| Haat: | 152m (499feet) |
| Class: | B |
| Facility Id: | 64004 |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
| Coordinates: | 36.8103°N -76.2831°W |
| Callsign Meaning: | "Point" |
| Owner: | Audacy, Inc. |
| Licensee: | Audacy License, LLC |
| Affiliations: | Westwood One |
WPTE (94.9 FM) is a hot adult contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Virginia Beach, Virginia, serving Hampton Roads. WPTE is owned and operated by Audacy, Inc.[1] WPTE's studios are located on Clearfield Avenue in Virginia Beach, while its transmitter is located in Chesapeake.[2]
The station signed on May 5, 1984, as easy listening-formatted WNRN, "Winner 95".[3] On March 3, 1987, WNRN changed its call letters to WJQI to stand for the new "Joy 95" branding, and would shift to soft AC.[4] By March 1994, the station evolved to hot AC and adopted the "Q94.9" branding, before flipping to "94.9 The Point" on April 15, 1996, with the call letters changing to the current WPTE on May 6, 1996.[5] [6]
