WPWC

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WPWC
Broadcast areaSouthern Prince William County, Virginia
Western Charles County, Maryland
Frequency 1480 kHz
BrandingBrava 1480
Programming
Format Regional Mexican
Ownership
Owner
  • WASP Productions
  • (Amin Segundo)
History
First air date
1961(63 years ago) (1961)
Former call signs
WQVA (1962–1974)
Former frequencies
1530 kHz (1962–1979)
Call sign meaning
WPrince William County
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 25995
Class B
Power 5,000 Watts daytime
500 Watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
 38°34′6.0″N77°20′20.0″W / 38.568333°N 77.338889°W / 38.568333; -77.338889
Links
Public license information
Website www.brava1480.com

WPWC is a Regional Mexican formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Dumfries-Triangle, Virginia, serving Southern Prince William County, Virginia and Western Charles County, Maryland. WPWC is owned by Amin Segundo's WASP Productions. [2]

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History

WPWC signed on in 1961 as WQVA, a 250-watt daytimer broadcasting on 1530 kHz and licensed to Quantico, Virginia. WQVA was first owned by Harold Hersch, W.T. Merchant, and H. Ewing Wall's Radio One Company, later WQVA, Inc. It was sold to Raymond W. Woolfenden's Happy Broadcasting Company in 1974, changing to its current call sign at the same time. A move to the current 1480 kHz occurred in 1979 along with a power upgrade. WPWC ran a country format from 1974 through 2000. That year, Woolfenden sold the station to JMK Communications of Los Angeles, California. [3] [4]

From January 2012 through 2016, WPWC gained notoriety by running a progressive talk format known as We Act Radio. [5] [6] WPWC features "Take Action News with David Shuster" produced live from We Act Radio's studios in the Anacostia neighborhood of Southeast, Washington, D.C. [7]

On May 6, 2012, WPWC added The Union Edge, "Labor's Talk Radio," to their line up. [8]

On September 16, 2012, WPWC started producing "Pivot Point with Maya Rockeymoore," a live public affairs radio show dedicated to aging issues and their intersection with politics, public policy, and popular culture.

On February 20, 2013, We Act Radio started producing the Rock Newman Show from their Anacostia studio. [9] [10]

Two of WPWC's four towers collapsed on October 21, 2016, causing $140,000 in damage. At the time, it had dropped the progressive talk format and was broadcasting a Spanish-language Christian format under the name "Radio Sion". [3] We Act Radio continues as an Internet stream.

On October 10, 2023, WPWC started broadcasting Tropical/Urban music as "Brava 1480".

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WPWC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WPWC Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. 1 2 "WPWC Radio towers collapse". Potomac Local. 21 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "WQVA/WPWC history card". FCC.
  5. ↑ Holland, Joshua (February 4, 2012). "Crashing the Gates: How a Handful of Progressive Activists Brought Liberal Talk-Radio Back to the Nation's Capitol". AlterNet. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
  6. ↑ "DC gets new progressive talker". Radio Business Report, Inc. January 3, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
  7. ↑ ""We Act" from Anacostia" (PDF). East Of The River Magazine. January 3, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Tune in to The Union Edge in D.C." AFL-CIO NOW. May 6, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Rock Newman returns to D.C. for new radio show — with a little help from old friends". Washington Post. February 27, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Rock Newman to Start Radio Show". Washington Post. February 20, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
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