WDPN (AM)

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WDPN
Frequency 1310 (kHz)
Branding1310 WDPN
Programming
Format Classic hits
Affiliations ABC News Radio
Ownership
OwnerD.A. Peterson, Inc.
WDJQ
History
First air date
September 2, 1953;71 years ago (1953-09-02) (as WFAH) [1]
Former call signs
WFAH (1953–1990)
Call sign meaning
Don Peterson
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 14913
Class B
Power
  • 1,000 watts daytime
  • 480 watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
40°55′34″N81°07′41″W / 40.92611°N 81.12806°W / 40.92611; -81.12806
Links
Public license information
Website www.am1310wdpn.com

WDPN is an AM radio station in Alliance, Ohio, operating on 1310 kHz. The station airs a classic hits format. It is owned by the family company of Don Peterson who is the former publisher of The Alliance Review, and is co-owned with FM station WDJQ.

The station first signed on the air in 1953 as WFAH, originally owned by The Review Publishing Co., with D.A. Peterson as general manager. [3] On September 1, 1990, it became WDPN. [4]

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References

  1. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009 (PDF). 2009. p. D-415. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for WDPN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. Radio Annual 1954, p. 538.
  4. Call Sign History for WDPN, from FCC's AM station database. Retrieved September 4, 2018