WPCN
WPCN (1010 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an oldies format. Licensed to Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States, the station serves the Wausau-Stevens Point area. The station is owned by Richard L. Muzzy, through licensee Muzzy Broadcast Group, LLC, and features programming from ABC News Radio.[1]
| City | Stevens Point, Wisconsin |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Wausau-Stevens Point area |
| Frequency | 1010 kHz |
| Branding | True Oldies 92.1 & 1010 AM WPCN |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Richard L. Muzzy (Muzzy Broadcast Group, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WSPT |
| History | |
| First air date | 1948 (as WTWT) |
| Former call signs | WTWT (1948–1951) WSPT (1951–1977) WXYQ (1977–1988) WSPO (1988–1996) WSPT (1996–2011) |
| Call sign meaning | W-Portage County's News & Talk (former format) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 2106 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 10 watts night |
| Transmitter coordinates | 44°32′17.00″N 89°35′43.00″W |
| Translator(s) | 92.1 W221CN (Marshfield) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 921wpcn.com |
Programming heard on WPCN includes a local morning show called Portage County Live. Former talk programming included the Glenn Beck Program, Neal Boortz, Scott Krueger (another local host), Clark Howard, and The Michael Savage Show. WPCN at one time was one of the only stations (perhaps the only station) to directly simulcast Fox News Channel. All FNC simulcasts were dropped by 2010.
History
Its original call letters were WTWT when it signed on in 1948 under the ownership and operation of the Bartell Group, a group of siblings from Wisconsin who were beginning the expansion of their family radio business.[2]
The call letters changed to WSPT on January 1, 1951.[3] For many years, WSPT broadcast a top 40 format. The station became WXYQ on October 12, 1977,[3] and began airing a country music format as WXYQ, "10Q Country", dropping its simulcast with WSPT-FM. The station then became WSPO on May 30, 1988. On June 6, 1996, the station changed its call sign back to WSPT; on December 6, 2011, the station changed its call sign to the current WPCN.[4]
In March 2013, WPCN transitioned to a full-time news/talk format and dropped Cumulus Media's True Oldies Channel programming on nights and weekends.[5] The station now carries CBS Sports Radio programming on the weekends and talk shows at night, when its power is reduced to cover only Stevens Point proper to protect clear channel station CFRB in Toronto. Previously, the station used Dial Global's America's Best Music and Citadel's Timeless Favorites.
On November 9, 2016 WPCN changed formats from news/talk to oldies, branded as "True Oldies".
Previous logos
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References
- "WPCN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- Ganzert, Charles F. (1997). "Hot clocks, jingles, and top tunes: The Bartell group stations and the development of top 40 Radio". Popular Music and Society. 21 (4): 51–62. doi:10.1080/03007769708591688.
- "WXYQ (WPCN) history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- "WPCN Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "Format Changes". Your Midwest Media. Archived from the original on March 17, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
External links
- WPCN in the FCC's AM station database
- WPCN on Radio-Locator
- WPCN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database