WPVL (AM)

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WPVL
WPVL ESPNAM1590 logo.png
Broadcast area Dubuque, Iowa
Frequency 1590 kHz
BrandingESPN Radio AM 1590
Programming
Format Sports
Affiliations ESPN Radio
Milwaukee Brewers Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerQueenB Radio Wisconsin, Inc.
KIYX, WGLR-FM, WPVL-FM
History
First air date
1955 (as WSWW)
Former call signs
WSWW (1955–1983)
WTOQ (1983–1995)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 35514
Class B
Power 1,000 watts day
500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
42°44′46.00″N90°28′28.00″W / 42.7461111°N 90.4744444°W / 42.7461111; -90.4744444
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website am1590wpvl.com

WPVL (1590 AM), is an American radio station broadcasting a sports format. [2] WPVL, which is licensed to Platteville, Wisconsin, is owned by QueenB Radio Wisconsin, Inc. and features programming from ESPN Radio. [3] Former call signs used by WPVL have been WTOQ and WSWW. The station's current letters were formerly held by WPVL in Painesville, Ohio. Prior to their current sports format, the station programmed oldies music.

In April 2012, WPVL was granted a U.S. Federal Communications Commission construction permit to move to a new transmitter site, decrease day power to 970 watts, and decrease night power to 470 watts.

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WPVL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
  3. "WPVL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-02-14.