WPWC
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| Branding | Brava 1480 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Spanish Regional Mexicano |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | 1961 |
Former call signs | WQVA (1962–1974) |
Former frequencies | 1530 kHz (1962–1979) |
Call sign meaning | W Prince William County |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 25995 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 Watts daytime 500 Watts nighttime |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°34′6.0″N 77°20′20.0″W / 38.568333°N 77.338889°W |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
WPWC is a
History
WPWC signed on in 1961 as WQVA, a 250-watt
From January 2012 through 2016, WPWC gained notoriety by running a
WPWC features "Take Action News withOn May 6, 2012, WPWC added The Union Edge, "Labor's Talk Radio," to their line up.[7]
On September 16, 2012, WPWC started producing "Pivot Point with
On February 20, 2013, We Act Radio started producing the Rock Newman Show from their Anacostia studio.[8][9]
Two of WPWC's four towers collapsed on October 21, 2016, causing $140,000 in damage. At the time, it had dropped the progressive talk format and was broadcasting a Spanish-language Christian format under the name "Radio Sion".[2] We Act Radio continues as an Internet stream.
On October 10, 2023, Brava 1480 started broadcasting Tropical/Urban music from their Dumfries studios, bringing along their best format for Urban Spanish music.
References
- ^ "WPWC Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ a b "WPWC Radio towers collapse". Potomac Local. 21 October 2016.
- ^ "WQVA/WPWC history card". FCC.
- ^ Holland, Joshua (February 4, 2012). "Crashing the Gates: How a Handful of Progressive Activists Brought Liberal Talk-Radio Back to the Nation's Capitol". AlterNet. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
- ^ "DC gets new progressive talker". Radio Business Report, Inc. January 3, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
- ^ ""We Act" from Anacostia" (PDF). East Of The River Magazine. January 3, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
- ^ "Tune in to The Union Edge in D.C." AFL-CIO NOW. May 6, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
- ^ "Rock Newman returns to D.C. for new radio show — with a little help from old friends". Washington Post. February 27, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
- ^ "Rock Newman to Start Radio Show". Washington Post. February 20, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
External links
- WPWC in the FCC AM station database
- WPWC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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