WPAW (Pawtucket, Rhode Island)

Last updated
WPAW
Broadcast area Providence metropolitan area
Frequency 1210 kHz
Programming
Format Defunct
Ownership
OwnerPawtucket Broadcasting Company
History
First air date
April 1927
Last air date
May 1933 (deleted from WPRO-WPAW call sign)
Former call signs
  • WFCI (1926-1928)
  • WPAW (1928-1932)
  • WPRO-WPAW (1932-1933)
Former frequencies
  • 1330 kHz (1927)
  • 1210 kHz (1928-1933)
Call sign meaning
Pawtucket, Rhode Island

WPAW (1210 AM) was a radio station in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The WPAW call sign was deleted in 1933, shortly after the station was consolidated with another nearby station, WPRO.

Contents

History

WFCI (1926-1928)

The station was first licensed, as WFCI, in the summer of 1926 to Frank Cook (Inc.) [1] The call letters were derived from the station owner.

The station moved to 1330 kHz by June 30, 1927, to 1240 that August, [2] and to 1210 kHz in November 1928. [3]

WFCI was on 1330 kHz on or before June 30, 1927, with 50 watts, [4] then moving to 1240 kHz (not yet a Class IV frequency as it would become under NARBA) a year later. [5] WFCI's first studio/office location was at 450 Main Street in Pawtucket. [6]

WPAW (1928-1932)

In late 1928, the WFCI callsign was changed to WPAW. [3] (In 1941, Frank Cook established a second station with the WFCI callsign, which became WPJB in 1952 and was deleted in 1954.)

WPRO-WPAW (1932-1933)

In February 1932, Cherry & Webb purchased WPAW, WPRO's timesharing partner on 1210 kHz. Following the WPAW acquisition, the consolidated station operated under the dual call sign of WPRO-WPAW. [7] However, on May 15, 1933, after the Federal Radio Commission requested that stations using only one of their dual call letters drop those that were no longer in regular use, WPAW was eliminated and the station reverted to just WPRO. [8]

Related Research Articles

KXLY is a commercial AM radio station in Spokane, Washington. It broadcasts a news/talk radio format with the branding "920 News Now". The station is owned by QueenB Radio, with its license held by Morgan Murphy Media.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WPRO (AM)</span> Radio station in Providence, Rhode Island

WPRO is a commercial AM radio station in Providence, Rhode Island. It is owned by Cumulus Media, broadcasting a talk radio format, simulcast on co-owned 99.7 WEAN-FM. The studios for WPRO and other Cumulus Providence stations are on Wampanoag Road in East Providence, at the Salty Brine Broadcast Center, named after WPRO's longtime morning host.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KGNC (AM)</span> Radio station in Amarillo, Texas

KGNC is an AM radio broadcast station in Amarillo, Texas, United States with a news/talk format. The station is owned by Alpha Media LLC. Studios for KGNC and its partners are located in southwest Amarillo near the former Western Plaza shopping center. KGNC's programming is also broadcast on 97.5 FM by translator K248DE in Amarillo.

WHJJ is a commercial radio station in Providence, Rhode Island. It carries a talk radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios and offices are on Oxford Street in Providence.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KBPS (AM)</span> Radio station in Portland, Oregon

KBPS is a high school radio station in Portland, Oregon, owned by Portland Public Schools, and run by Benson Polytechnic High School students enrolled in its radio broadcasting program. From its founding the station has been based on the Benson campus and staffed by its students.

WHAZ is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Troy, New York, and serving New York's Capital District. The station is locally owned by the Capital Media Corporation and broadcasts a Christian talk and teaching radio format. National religious leaders heard on WHAZ include Jim Daly, Charles Stanley, Joyce Meyer, Chuck Swindoll and David Jeremiah.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WSYR (AM)</span> Radio station in Syracuse, New York

WSYR is a commercial AM radio station in Syracuse, New York and serving Central New York. Owned and operated by iHeartMedia, it broadcasts a news/talk format, calling itself "Newsradio 570 WSYR." The station has simulcast on WSYR-FM 106.9 MHz Solvay since January 2011. The studios and offices are on Plum Street in Syracuse.

WEJL is a radio station broadcasting in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The station, known on-air as "Northeast PA's ESPN Radio", carries sports radio programming from ESPN Radio. WEJL is owned by Times-Shamrock Communications, publishers of Scranton's daily newspaper, The Times-Tribune.

KFLC is a commercial radio station licensed to Benbrook, Texas and broadcasting to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The station is owned and operated by Latino Media Network, with studios located in the Univision 23 studios in the Arts District in Downtown Dallas. KFLC airs a Spanish language sports radio format, primarily airing programming from Univision's TUDN Radio Network, and also carries Spanish language play by play featuring Texas Rangers, Dallas Mavericks, and FC Dallas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WDRC (AM)</span> News/talk radio station in Hartford, Connecticut

WDRC is a commercial AM radio station in Hartford, Connecticut. It is owned by Red Wolf Broadcasting and airs a talk radio format. The studios and transmitter site are located on Blue Hill Avenue in Bloomfield, Connecticut, with other radio stations.

KMJ is a commercial AM radio station in Fresno, California. It airs right wing news/talk radio format, and simulcasts with sister station KMJ-FM. Owned by Cumulus Media, the studios and offices are located at the Radio City building on Shaw Avenue in North Fresno.

KPQ is a commercial AM radio station, licensed to Wenatchee, Washington, and serving the North Central Washington region. The station is owned by Townsquare Media and broadcasts a news/talk radio format. The radio studios and offices are on North Wenatchee Avenue.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WTAX (AM)</span> Radio station in Springfield, Illinois

WTAX is a commercial AM radio station in Springfield, Illinois. It is owned by Saga Communications, and operates as part of its Capitol Radio Group. WTAX simulcasts a news/talk radio format with 93.9 WTAX-FM. The radio studios and offices are on East Sangamon Avenue in Springfield.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WHBU</span> Radio station in Anderson, Indiana

WHBU is a radio station broadcasting a full-service oldies format. Licensed to Anderson, Indiana, United States, the station serves the Muncie-Marion area. The station is currently owned by Woof Boom Radio Muncie License LLC.

WCAZ was formerly a commercial radio station, whose operating license was cancelled by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on April 21, 2017. First licensed in May 1922, WCAZ had been one of the oldest radio stations in the United States. At the time of its deletion the station was licensed to the Ralla Broadcasting Company in Carthage, Illinois, and featured a talk/personality format.

WJAZ was the call sign used from 1922 to 1931 by a series of four separate, but closely related, broadcasting stations located in Chicago, Illinois and operated by the Chicago Radio Laboratory/Zenith Radio Corporations.

KFKX was an AM radio station, first licensed in 1923 to the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company for operation in Hastings, Nebraska. It was initially used to test the practicality of linking together a national radio network using shortwave transmissions. This approach proved to be inferior to networking using specially prepared telephone lines, and the shortwave project was terminated in late 1926.

WLWL was a noncommercial radio station in New York City. It was operated by the Paulist Fathers, with its main goal being "the spread of Catholic truth and culture". WLWL began broadcasting in September 1925, and was sold in 1937, becoming WBIL. WBIL in turn was deleted in 1939, as part of a consolidation that resulted in an upgrade for station WOV.

WMBB-WOK was a high-powered radio station located in Homewood, Illinois, United States, a suburb of Chicago. It was deleted by the Federal Radio Commission (FRC) on September 1, 1928, as part of its implementation of General Order 32, which was used to reduce of the number of U.S. radio stations.

WPJB was a radio station in Providence, Rhode Island, which began broadcasting in 1941. It was deleted in 1954 after its owner, the Providence Journal-Bulletin, purchased a second local station, WEAN, because contemporary Federal Communications Commission ownership rules had a limit of a single local station on the AM band.

References

  1. "New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, August 31, 1926, page 3.
  2. "Radio Service Bulletin". United States Department of Commerce Radio Division. August 31, 1927. p. 6. Archived from the original on November 25, 2006. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Alterations and corrections", Radio Service Bulletin, November 30, 1928, page 10.
  4. Cached listing of WFCI on 1330 in 1927.
  5. June 30, 1928 listing of WFCI: Pawtucket on 1240kc.
  6. Providence radio history essay on bostonradio.org; retrieved April 3, 2019.
  7. "Alterations and corrections", Radio Service Bulletin, February 29, 1932, page 24.
  8. "Double Call Letters Are Being Eliminated", Washington (D.C.) Evening Star, June 25, 1933, Part 4, page 6.