WHPT (102.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Sarasota, Florida, and serving the Tampa Bay area.
It is also the flagship station for Tampa Bay Lightning hockey and carries South Florida Bulls football.
The transmitter site is off 283rd Street East near Gopher Hill Road in Myakka City, an unincorporated area of southwest Manatee County.
Those call letters reflected company president, Edward Rogers', philosophy: QSR: Quality Stereo Radio.
The station finally pulled the plug on the daytime format when ratings and advertising sales clearly indicated the community's preference for rock and roll.
[6] In September 2022, Cox Radio announced that WHPT would be the new flagship station of the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League.