WISP (AM) explained

WISP
City:Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Airdate:1948
Frequency:1570 kHz
Format:Religious
Power:5,000 watts day
900 watts night
Class:B
Licensing Authority:FCC
Facility Id:48310
Coordinates:40.3261°N -75.1611°W
Former Callsigns:WBUX (1948–1999)
Owner:Holy Spirit Radio Foundation, Inc.
Website:holyspiritradio.org

WISP (1570 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a religious format.[1] Licensed to Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States. The station is currently owned by Holy Spirit Radio Foundation, Inc.[2]

History

The station went on the air in 1948. WBUX went through multiple formats throughout many years. First as a country format in the 1960s, and later to MOR in 1970, Top 40 in 1975, and back to MOR a short time later. In 1988, the station dropped its MOR format for an Adult Standards format, but would later flip to News/Talk a year later. It remained as a talk station until flipping to a 1970s music format in 1994. Three years later in 1997, the format changed to an oldies format. A couple of years later, the station went back to news/talk before changing its callsign to WISP in 1999 and flipping to its current christian format.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WISP Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .
  2. Web site: Station Information Profile . Arbitron .