WDPN (AM) explained

WDPN
City:Alliance, Ohio
Branding:1310 WDPN
Frequency:1310 (kHz)
Airdate: (as WFAH)[1]
Format:Classic hits
Class:B
Facility Id:14913
Coordinates:40.9261°N -81.1281°W
Callsign Meaning:Don Peterson
Former Callsigns:WFAH (1953–1990)
Affiliations:ABC News Radio
Owner:D.A. Peterson, Inc.
Sister Stations:WDJQ
Licensing Authority:FCC

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.[2] On September 1, 1990, it became WDPN.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009. 2009. D-415. September 4, 2018.
  2. http://www.davidgleason.com/Archive%20Radio%20Annual/1954/500-599%20Radio%20Annual%201954%20No%20Cover%20Page%20Sequence-14.pdf Radio Annual 1954
  3. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=14913&Callsign=WDPN Call Sign History for WDPN