WPAD

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WPAD
PaducahFan.png
Frequency 1560 kHz
Branding99.5 The Fan
Programming
Format Sports
Affiliations Fox Sports Radio
Ownership
Owner Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
WDDJ, WDXR, WKYQ, WKYX (AM), WKYX-FM, WLLE, WNGO, WZYK
History
First air date
1941
Call sign meaning
WPADucah
Technical information
Facility ID 54720
Class D
Power 1,000 watts day
35 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 37°03′08″N88°36′03″W / 37.05222°N 88.60083°W / 37.05222; -88.60083
Translator(s) 99.5 W258AN (Paducah)
101.7 W269DO (Paducah)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website 995thefanpaducah.com

WPAD (1560 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Paducah, Kentucky, United States. The station is owned by the Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc. [1]

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WPAD is the fifth oldest radio broadcasting station in Kentucky, founded in 1930 by Pierce Lackey. It broadcast on 1420 kHz with a 100 watt signal. In 1941 the power was increased to 250 watts, and the frequency was changed to 1450 kHz. In 1943 the station joined the CBS radio network. In 1946 WPAD added the first FM broadcasting in the state, continuing with FM simulcast until the 1970s. In 1962, the power was increased to 1,000 watts. In 1967 Lackey died and the station was purchased by Ed Fritts. In the 1970s the FM call letters were changed to WDDJ and the FM programming was changed to progressive rock.

In 1984 the stations were sold to Bill Bereman of Indianapolis. Bereman soon sold them to Lee Hagan. In 1996, the stations were purchased by Bristol Broadcasting, owner of WKYX and WKYQ. WPAD exchanging frequencies with WDXR, and continued to operate on 1560 kHz with an "oldies" format. [2]

On October 22, 2014, WPAD was granted a Federal Communications Commission construction permit to decrease day power to 1,000 watts and decrease night power to 35 watts. The license to cover for the new facility was granted on April 28, 2017. [3]

1560 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency; KNZR and WFME share Class A status on this frequency.

Programming

Weekdays

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References

  1. ↑ "WPAD Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ Walker, Joe, "Paducah, Ky., Honors Radio Station after 70 Years of Operation." The Paducah Sun (Paducah, Kentucky), August 21, 2000. Retrieved May 25, 2009
  3. ↑ License File Number: BL-20170216ADQ Federal Communications Commission
  4. ↑ Weekday lineup
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