WPOM
Broadcast area | West Palm Beach, Florida |
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Frequency | 1600kHz |
Programming | |
Format | Ethnic |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | August 17, 1959 |
Former call signs | WHEW (1959–1969) WXVI (1969–1971) WPOM (1971–1999) WMNE (1999–2010) WHTY (2010–2015) |
Call signmeaning | West POMsounds equivalent to "Palm" |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 73892 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000wattsday 4,700wattsnight |
Transmitter coordinates | 26°44′55″N80°07′58″W/ 26.74861°N 80.13278°W |
Translator(s) | W266DP (101.1MHz,Delray Beach) |
Links | |
Public license information |
WPOM(1600AM) is aradio stationbroadcastingethnicprogramming. Licensed toRiviera Beach, Florida,United States, the station serves theWest Palm Beacharea. The station is currently owned by Carline Clerge, through licensee Caribbean Media Group, Inc.[2]
History
[edit]The station went on the air asWHEWon August 17, 1959.[3]In 1969, the station changed its call letters toWXVI;[4]by 1970, the station had amiddle-of-the-roadformat.[5]In 1971, the station becameWPOM,with a contemporary format.[6]In the intervening years, WPOM would adopt several other formats, includingall-newsin the late 1970s,[7]discoin the early 1980s,[8]and a split format ofgospelandbluesby 1999.[9]
Hibernia Broadcasting, whose stations were all affiliated withRadio Disney,acquired WPOM in 1999,[9]and switched the station to Radio Disney on June 16, 1999; to better reflect the format, the station adopted theWMNEcallsign, referring toMinnie Mouse,on July 9.[10]Hibernia was acquired by Disney, throughABC,in 2000.[11]
Disney sold WMNE to Travis Media, LLC in January 2010.[12]In the interim, Disney took the station, and five other stations slated to be sold, off the air on January 22.[13][14]The station resumed broadcasting on May 6;[15]on June 2, the call letters were changed toWHTY.
In March 2015, Carline Clerge, who already owned 42% of the station, agreed to acquire the remaining 58% from Robert Travis and David Urbach;[16]upon taking control on August 24, 2015, Clerge transferred WHTY from Travis Media to Caribbean Media Group, another company she controls.[17]The call sign was changed back to WPOM on August 24, 2015.[18]
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for WPOM".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"WPOM Facility Record".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.
- ^Broadcasting Yearbook 1960(PDF).1960. p. A-133.RetrievedJanuary 25,2010.
- ^"For the Record"(PDF).Broadcasting.January 13, 1969. p. 72.RetrievedApril 7,2015.
- ^Broadcasting Yearbook 1971(PDF).1971. p. B-46.RetrievedJanuary 26,2010.
- ^Broadcasting Yearbook 1972(PDF).1972. p. B-46.RetrievedJanuary 26,2010.
- ^Broadcasting Yearbook 1976(PDF).1976. p. C-43.RetrievedJanuary 26,2010.
- ^Broadcasting Yearbook 1980(PDF).1980. p. C-49.RetrievedJanuary 26,2010.
- ^abLundy, Sarah (June 18, 1999)."Mickey Mouse Takes Over WPOM".South Florida Sun-Sentinel.RetrievedJanuary 26,2010.
- ^"WMNE Call Sign History".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.
- ^"Palladium Equity Partners to Sell Hibernia Communications' Radio Stations To ABC, Inc"(Press release). Palladium Equity Partners. June 29, 2000.RetrievedJanuary 26,2010.
- ^"Disney sells West Palm Beach radio station".Radio Business Report.January 25, 2010.RetrievedJanuary 26,2010.
- ^"Radio Disney Takes Six Stations Silent".All Access.January 28, 2010.RetrievedJanuary 29,2010.
- ^Zucker, John W (January 26, 2010)."Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA".CDBS Public Access.Federal Communications Commission.RetrievedJanuary 29,2010.
- ^Tillotson, David (June 21, 2010)."Resumption of Operations".CDBS Public Access.Federal Communications Commission.RetrievedSeptember 25,2010.
- ^"APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO TRANSFER CONTROL OF ENTITY HOLDING BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE".CDBS Public Access.Federal Communications Commission.March 20, 2015.RetrievedApril 7,2015.
- ^"APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO TRANSFER CONTROL OF ENTITY HOLDING BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE".CDBS Public Access.Federal Communications Commission.March 21, 2015.RetrievedApril 7,2015.
- ^"Media Bureau Call Sign Actions"(PDF).Federal Communications Commission.April 7, 2015.RetrievedApril 7,2015.
External links
[edit]- Former station website
- Facility details for Facility ID 73892 (WPOM)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WPOMinNielsen Audio's AM station database