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| Simulcast of WNOP, Newport, KY | |
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| Broadcast area | Dayton metro area |
| Frequency | 910 kHz |
| Branding | Sacred Heart Radio |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Catholic talk/services |
| Network | EWTN Global Catholic Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | 1947 |
Call sign meaning | former owner Paul F. Braden |
| Technical information [1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 54836 |
| Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 39°30′57.00″N84°21′5.00″W / 39.5158333°N 84.3513889°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | sacredheartradio |
WPFB (910 AM) is a radio station broadcasting Catholic programming after a switch from an adult album alternative format as a simulcast of WNKU. It is licensed to Middletown, Ohio, United States, and serves the Dayton area. The station is owned by Sacred Heart Radio, Inc. and is now simulcasting WNOP 740 AM licensed in Newport, Kentucky. [2] [3] In April 2016, WPFB was sold to Sacred Heart Radio, a religious talk radio station based in Norwood, Ohio. On June 3, 2016 WPFB began simulcasting WNOP (AM) alongside WHSS. [4]
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WPFB was also a pioneer of stereo broadcasting, an experimental broadcast occurred with one stereo channel transmitted on WPFB and the other on co-owned WPFB-FM.
The station, along with WPFB-FM and WPAY-FM in Portsmouth, Ohio, was purchased in January 2011 by Northern Kentucky University (NKU), the owners of WNKU. WPFB temporarily served as a repeater station of WNKU while NKU searched for a buyer for the AM frequency to help fund the purchase of the two FM stations. [5] In April 2016, Sacred Heart Radio, a religious talk radio station with studios located in Norwood, OH that is affiliated with EWTN Global Catholic Radio, announced that they had acquired WPFB from NKU. The purchase was consummated on May 5, 2016, at a price of $450,000. WPFB began simulcasting WNOP (AM) and WHSS on June 3, 2016. [4] WHSS was sold by Sacred Heart Radio in 2023, [6] making WPFB the only simulcast of WNOP.
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