WPEK

WPEK
Frequency	880AM (kHz)
City	Fairview, North Carolina
Market	Asheville
Branding	880 The Revolution
Owner	Clear Channel Communications
Power	5,000 watts (daytime only)
Slogan
Airdate	1988
Format launch	2004
Format dropped
Sister stations
Website	880therevolution.com
Webcast	link

WPEK (880 AM), known as "880 the Revolution", is a news/talk-formatted radio station licensed to Fairview, North Carolina, serving the Asheville area. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications.

Progressive talk programming

The daytime-only station carries a full-time progressive talk format.

In 2004, WPEK switched to progressive talk as 880 The Revolution. Today the station airs talk shows by hosts Stephanie Miller, Randi Rhodes, Bill Press, Thom Hartman, Ed Schultz, and local hosts Virato and Errington Thompson. Weekend programing includes Mountain Music Time, a program of traditional bluegrass and mountain music broadcast on Saturday mornings, followed by The Errington Thompson Show, maintaining the progressive political format, then followed by VIRATO LIVE! for three hours of a holistic, cultural creative, metaphysical talk format. The station carries other syndicated hosts such as Kim Komando.

History

WTZY signed on in the mid-90s with a talk radio format, the first Asheville station to air Rush Limbaugh. When the station's talk programming was moved to WWNC, the station, WTZY, was purchased by Clear Channel Communications, Inc. and became WPEK "The Peak", a classic country station. Later, the format was adult standards.

Ratings

SP04	SU04	FA04	WI05	SP05	SU05	FA05	WI06	SP06	SU06	FA06	WI07	SP07	SU07	FA07	WI08	SP09
										2.6		0.6		3.0		1.4

Source: Arbitron

External links

• 880therevolution.com
• Label for WPEK at ltradio.blogspot.com
• Query the FCC's AM station database for WPEK
• Radio Locator Information on WPEK
• Query Arbitron's AM station database for WPEK