WPAM

Last updated
WPAM
Frequency 1450 kHz
Programming
Format Defunct, was oldies
Ownership
OwnerCurran Communications
History
First air date
1946 (1946)
Last air date
July 23, 2015 (2015-07-23)
Technical information
Facility ID 14741
Class C
Power 1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
40°41′27.00″N76°11′39.00″W / 40.6908333°N 76.1941667°W / 40.6908333; -76.1941667 Coordinates: 40°41′27.00″N76°11′39.00″W / 40.6908333°N 76.1941667°W / 40.6908333; -76.1941667

WPAM (1450 AM) was a radio station licensed to Pottsville, Pennsylvania, United States. Studios and transmitter atop Lawton's Hill. [1] Established in 1946, [2] the station was owned by Curran Communications. [3]

On May 17, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission informed WPAM that, as the station had been silent since at least July 23, 2015, it was in the process of cancelling the station's license; [4] the license was canceled on June 29, 2017. [5]

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References

  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
  2. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-384. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  3. "WPAM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
  4. Doyle, Peter H. (May 17, 2017). "Notification of License Expiration" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  5. "Broadcast Actions" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. July 5, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.