WAPF explained

WAPF
City:McComb, Mississippi
Area:McComb, Mississippi
Pike County, Mississippi
Frequency:1140 kHz
Airdate:1975
Format:Sports
Power:1,000 watts (day only)
Class:D
Facility Id:58934
Owner:North Shore Broadcasting Co., Inc.
Sister Stations:WAKK, WKJN, WAZA
Licensing Authority:FCC

WAPF (1140 AM) is a sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to McComb, Mississippi, serving McComb and Pike County, Mississippi.

On September 21, 2011, Charles W. Dowdy, acting as the sole owner of license holder Southwest Broadcasting, Inc., dissolved the corporation and assigned the broadcast licenses it held (WAPF plus sister stations WAKH, WAKK, WAZA, WFCG, WJSH, WKJN, and WTGG) to himself acting as debtor in possession before initiating a Chapter 11 bankruptcy.[1] The FCC approved the license transfer on December 19, 2011.[2]

On October 25, 2019, the stations emerged and this signal was transferred to North Shore Broadcasting Co., Inc.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: . FCC Form 316, Section III, Item 5: Description of the Transaction . November 2011 . November 15, 2012.
  2. Web site: FCC Media Bureau . Application Search Details (BALH-20111129GBX) . December 19, 2011 . November 15, 2012.