WRPN (AM)
For the FM radio station in Ripon, Wisconsin, United States, see WRPN-FM.
| City of license | Ripon, Wisconsin |
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| Branding | Classic Hits 1600 |
| Frequency | 1600 kHz |
| First air date | 1957 (as WCWC) |
| Format | Classic Hits |
| Power |
5,000 watts day 5,000 watts night |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 54489 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 43°49′1.00″N 88°50′49.00″W / 43.8169444°N 88.8469444°W |
| Callsign meaning | W RiPoN[1] |
| Former callsigns | WCWC (1957-1998) |
| Affiliations | ABC Radio |
| Owner | Radio One Communications, LLC. |
| Sister stations | WMZK, WJMT |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wrpnam.com |
WRPN (1600 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Ripon, Wisconsin, USA. The station is currently owned by Radio One Communications, LLC. and features programing from ABC Radio.[2] Original call letters were WCWC which stood for "Central Wisconsin Canning" the owners of the station. WCWC at one time, also had a co-owned FM station, first at 95.9 MHz and later at 96.1 MHz. The call letters were originally WCWC-FM, then later WYUR.
References
- ↑ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
- ↑ "WRPN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- WRPN radio station website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WRPN
- Radio-Locator Information on WRPN
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WRPN
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