WLPZ-LP

WLPZ-LP is a community radio station licensed to Leominster, Massachusetts and serves the Leominster area. Its broadcast license is held by the City of Leominster and is operated by a staff of all volunteers and broadcasts 24 hours a day 7 days a week. WLPZ's studios are located in the city's Gallagher Building; its transmitter is located off Sunrise Avenue.

History

This station received its original construction permit from the Federal [Communications Commission] on January 31, 2014. The new station was assigned the WLPZ-LP call sign by the FCC on March 11, 2016. The station received its license to cover from the FCC on January 26, 2017; it signed on the same day with a 45-minute test broadcast hosted by Leominster mayor Dean Mazzarella. WLPZ-LP's community radio format was described by Mazzarella as "information, fun and entertainment in the community"; emergency information is also broadcast by the station.