WDPN (AM)
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| Frequency | 1310 (kHz) |
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| Branding | 1310 WDPN |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | D.A. Peterson, Inc. |
| WDJQ | |
| History | |
First air date | September 2, 1953 (as WFAH)[1] |
Former call signs | WFAH (1953–1990) |
Call sign meaning | Don Peterson |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 14913 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 40°55′34″N 81°07′41″W / 40.92611°N 81.12806°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
WDPN is an AM radio station in Alliance, Ohio, operating on 1310 kHz. The station airs a classic hits format. It is owned by the family company of Don Peterson who is the former publisher of The Alliance Review, and is co-owned with FM station WDJQ.
The station first signed on the air in 1953 as WFAH, originally owned by The Review Publishing Co., with D.A. Peterson as general manager.[3] On September 1, 1990, it became WDPN.[4]
References
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009 (PDF). 2009. p. D-415. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WDPN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio Annual 1954, p. 538.
- ^ Call Sign History for WDPN, from FCC's AM station database. Retrieved September 4, 2018
External links
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 14913 (WDPN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WDPN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database