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WUPI is an American FM radio station licensed in Presque Isle, Maine currently carrying a Top 40 Hit/Variety Radio format and operated by the University of Maine at Presque Isle. The station has an ERP of 17 watts with studios in Normal Hall at UMPI. It is the only Top 40 Hit radio station north of Bangor, Maine, however the station airs many other specialty shows of different music genres.

History

WUPI was licensed July 26, 1973, broadcasting at 91.1 on the FM dial with 10 watts of power. WUPI switched channels in April 1978 moving to 90.3 FM, and finally went to 92.1 FM in 1983, which included an upgrade to 17 watts. In July 2006, the station was moved from its previous location in the basement of Normal Hall to a new home at the center of the University of Maine at Presque Isle in the Campus Center. In December 2009, the station moved once again to a larger facility in Normal Hall, in order to combine student media resources for the University. After playing a hybrid of Adult Contemporary and Top 40 for about 10 months in 2010, the switch was made to Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR) on Wednesday, September 15. The station was also installed with a computerized automation system. In October 2010, the station added online streaming capabilities with radio applications listed on TuneIn and ShoutCast. The antenna is currently located on top of Emerson Hall.

In September 2016 the station moved to Pullen Hall with the closure of the building Normal Hall. The station currently broadcasts 7 days a week, 24 hrs a day from Pullen 209 in the classroom building at the University of Maine at Presque Isle.