- Station name Station name
- WHPK
- Description Description
- WHPK's station manager and program director are elected by the station's student members and must be students themselves. The station's broadcast engineer is paid by the university.
- Launch date Launch date
- 22 March 1968
- Owner Owner
- University of Chicago
- Contact Contact
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WHPK
United States
Format
256kbps • MP3
WHPK (88.5 FM) is a student-run college radio station owned by the University of Chicago in Hyde Park on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. Established in 1968, the station is and operated by volunteer students and community volunteers.
At a glance
Station overview Station overview
| Country Country |
United States
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|---|---|
| Language Language | English |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | whpk.org |
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Broadcast profile
Broadcast profile Broadcast profile
Broadcast band
FM
Primary frequency
88.5 MHz
Service type
FM
Owner / network
University of Chicago
First air date
22 March 1968
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Station details
Station details
11 details
Location, identifiers, and useful links for this station.
| Station ID | 922790 |
|---|---|
| Region | United States, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.794, -87.599 |
| Map | OpenStreetMap |
| Owner | University of Chicago |
| Launched | 22 March 1968 |
| Website | whpk.org |
| Contact | whpk.org |
| Schedule | whpk.org |
| Primary frequency | 88.5 MHz |
| Broadcast band | FM |
Stream health
Stream health
7 details
Recent playback checks and any current warnings for this stream.
| Last check | 23 hours ago |
|---|---|
| Stream host | whpk-stream.uchicago.edu |
| Final host | whpk-stream.uchicago.edu |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/mpeg |
| Server software | Icecast 2.4.4 |
| Latency | 2701 ms |
Source information
Source information
1 detail
Where the station information came from, with useful related links.
| Current stream format | MP3 |
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Metadata source
Directory, broadcaster, and listener signals
Official website
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Stream checked
23 hours ago
Last successful stream
23 hours ago
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About station About WHPK
WHPK (88.5 FM) is a student-run college radio station owned by the University of Chicago in Hyde Park on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. Established in 1968, the station is and operated by volunteer students and community volunteers.
WHPK's station manager and program director are elected by the station's student members and must be students themselves. The station's broadcast engineer is paid by the university.
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