WAPF

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WAPF
Broadcast area McComb, Mississippi
Pike County, Mississippi
Frequency 1140 kHz
Programming
Format Sports
Ownership
OwnerNorth Shore Broadcasting Co., Inc.
WAKK, WKJN, WAZA
History
First air date
1975
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 58934
Class D
Power 1,000 watts (day only)
Transmitter coordinates
31°14′51.0″N90°25′14.0″W / 31.247500°N 90.420556°W / 31.247500; -90.420556
Links
Public license information

WAPF (1140 AM) is a sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to McComb, Mississippi, serving McComb and Pike County, Mississippi.

On September 21, 2011, Charles W. Dowdy, acting as the sole owner of license holder Southwest Broadcasting, Inc., dissolved the corporation and assigned the broadcast licenses it held (WAPF plus sister stations WAKH, WAKK, WAZA, WFCG, WJSH, WKJN, and WTGG) to himself acting as debtor in possession before initiating a Chapter 11 bankruptcy. [2] The FCC approved the license transfer on December 19, 2011. [3]

On October 25, 2019, the stations emerged and this signal was transferred to North Shore Broadcasting Co., Inc.

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WAPF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "FCC Form 316, Section III, Item 5: Description of the Transaction". Federal Communications Commission. November 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  3. "Application Search Details ( BALH-20111129GBX)". FCC Media Bureau. December 19, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2012.