WRPN (AM)

Last updated
WRPN
Frequency 1600 kHz
Branding93.1 The Wave
Programming
Format Soft Oldies/Soft adult contemporary and News/Talk
Affiliations Fox News Radio
Ownership
OwnerHometown Broadcasting, LLC
WAUH
History
First air date
1957 (as WCWC)
Former call signs
WCWC (1957–1998)
Call sign meaning
WRiPoN [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 54489
Class B
Power 5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
43°49′1.00″N88°50′49.00″W / 43.8169444°N 88.8469444°W / 43.8169444; -88.8469444
Translator(s) 93.1 W226CQ (Ripon)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website wrpnam.com

WRPN (1600 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a full service News/Talk/Adult Gold format. Licensed to the city of Ripon, Wisconsin, United States, the station is currently owned by Hometown Broadcasting, LLC. [3] Its original call letters were WCWC, which stood for "Central Wisconsin Canning", the owners of the station. WCWC at one time also had a co-owned FM station, first at 95.9 MHz and later at 96.1 MHz. The call letters were originally WCWC-FM, then later WYUR.

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References

  1. "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for WRPN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. "WRPN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.