WNPV
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| Broadcast area | Philadelphia metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 1440kHz |
| Branding | WNPV Retro Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic Hits |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio,ESPN RadioandYahoo! Sports |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Four Rivers Community Broadcasting Corporation |
| History | |
First air date | October 17, 1960 |
Call signmeaning | NorthPennValley(regional descriptor)[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 73347 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 250wattsday 23 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°14′18.00″N75°19′0.00″W/ 40.2383333°N 75.3166667°W |
| Translator(s) | 98.5W253CA (Lansdale) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
WNPV(1440AM) is aradio stationowned by Four Rivers Community Broadcasting Corporation. and licensed toLansdale, Pennsylvania,United States. It serves Montgomery, Bucks and Philadelphia Counties, broadcasting aclassic hitsformat.Founded in 1960, WNPV featured a blend of nationally syndicated and local talk shows, plusFox News Radioupdates and local news throughout the day. WNPV also airedPhiladelphia Philliesbaseball games,NASCARandIRLraces, as well asPenn State Footballgames and localhigh school footballcontests.
Closure and Rebranding
[edit]In March 2020, general manager Phil Hunt announced that WNPV would cease broadcasting at the end of April. In a statement, he said, "In recent years, it has become increasingly difficult to compete for both audience and advertising dollars, and unfortunately it is no longer sustainable to continue to run the business in a way that delivers the service our community expects and deserves."[3]The station sold off its studio and broadcast tower to a school district in July.[4]Its license was donated to Four Rivers Community Broadcasting in October and the station resumed broadcasting on January 9, 2022 broadcasting an Oldies format.[5]
Local personalities
[edit]- Darryl Berger
- Rich Gunning
- Chuck Irwin
- Jeff Nolan
- Joe LeCompte
Nationally syndicated personalities
[edit]- Jim Bohannon
- Michael Garko, PhD
- Clark Howard
- Dave Ramsey
References
[edit]- ^"Call Sign Letter Meaning".Archived fromthe originalon September 27, 2007.RetrievedApril 12,2007.
- ^"Facility Technical Data for WNPV".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^Venta, Lance (2020-03-04)."Suburban Philadelphia AM To Cease Operations".RadioInsight.Retrieved2020-03-19.
- ^"After Ceasing Operations, WNPV Sells Studio/Tower Site to School District".
- ^"Station Sales Week of 10/30: Seven Mountains Expands in Olean".
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 73347 (WNPV)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WNPVinNielsen Audio's AM station database