WPVL (AM)
For the FM radio station in Platteville, Wisconsin, United States, see WPVL-FM.
City | Platteville, Wisconsin |
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Broadcast area | Dubuque, Iowa |
Branding | ESPN Radio 1590 |
Frequency | 1590 kHz |
First air date | 1955 |
Format | Sports |
Power |
1,000 watts day 500 watts night |
Class | B |
Facility ID | 35514 |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°44′46.00″N 90°28′28.00″W / 42.7461111°N 90.4744444°WCoordinates: 42°44′46.00″N 90°28′28.00″W / 42.7461111°N 90.4744444°W |
Former callsigns |
WTOQ WSWW |
Affiliations | ESPN Radio |
Owner | QueenB Radio Wisconsin, Inc. |
Sister stations | WPVL-FM, WGLR, WGLR-FM |
Website |
am1590wpvl |
WPVL (1590 AM), is an American radio station broadcasting a sports radio format.[1] WPVL, which is licensed to Platteville, Wisconsin, is owned by QueenB Radio Wisconsin, Inc. and features programming from ESPN Radio.[2] Former call signs used by WPVL have been WTOQ and WSWW. Prior to their current sports format, the station programmed oldies music.
In April 2012, WPVL was granted a U.S. Federal Communications Commission construction permit to move to a new transmitter site, decrease day power to 970 watts, and decrease night power to 470 watts.
References
- ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
- ↑ "WPVL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WPVL
- Radio-Locator Information on WPVL
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WPVL
- FCC construction permit
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