WPLM (AM)

Add links
Coordinates: 41°58′5.37″N 70°42′4.13″W / 41.9681583°N 70.7011472°W / 41.9681583; -70.7011472 (WPLM)
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

WPLM
Simulcast of
Soft adult contemporary
Ownership
OwnerPlymouth Rock Broadcasting Co., Inc.
WPLM-FM
History
First air date
August 8, 1955
Call sign meaning
Plymouth[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID52837
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
41°58′5.37″N 70°42′4.13″W / 41.9681583°N 70.7011472°W / 41.9681583; -70.7011472 (WPLM)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websiteeasy991.com

WPLM (1390

soft adult contemporary music format of sister station WPLM-FM
(99.1).

History

Logo as a business talk station

WPLM signed on August 8, 1955, with WPLM-FM being added on June 25, 1961.

morning drive.[7][8] In May 1999, WPLM's simulcast of WBNW was expanded to run from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.[9]
On January 15, 2015, WPLM returned to a full simulcast with WPLM-FM.

For much of its history, WPLM was branded as "The radio voice of America's Hometown, Cape Cod and the Islands."

WPLM went silent on June 7, 2018. It resumed operations on June 6, 2019.[10] The station again went off the air January 7, 2024, after part of its transmitter burned out.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPLM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "WPLM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. Arbitron
    .
  5. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1981 (PDF). 1981. p. C-112. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2010. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
  6. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1961-62 (PDF). 1961. p. B-82. Retrieved February 13, 2010. [permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Fybush, Scott (October 23, 1997). "Sales and Format Changes Everywhere..." North East RadioWatch. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
  8. ^ "Format Changes" (PDF). The M Street Journal. October 29, 1997. p. 2. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  9. ^ "Format Changes & Updates" (PDF). The M Street Journal. May 19, 1999. p. 2. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  10. ^ "WPLM, Plymouth, MA". fccdata.org. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  11. ^ Campbell, Laurie J. (January 22, 2024). "Request for Silent Authority of an AM Station Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 17, 2024.

External links


Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This article about a radio station in Massachusetts is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WPLM_(AM)&oldid=1214119594"