WPMW explained

WPMW
City:Middleborough Center, Massachusetts
Branding:The Station of the Cross
Frequency:88.5 MHz
Airdate:[1]
Format:Catholic radio
Language:English
Erp:60 watts
Haat:80m (260feet)
Class:A
Facility Id:177016
Licensing Authority:FCC
Coordinates:41.912°N -70.8704°W
Former Callsigns:WRRS (2010–2023)
Affiliations:EWTN Radio
Network:The Station of the Cross
Owner:Holy Family Communications
Sister Stations:WRRS

WPMW is an FM radio station licensed to Middleborough Center, Massachusetts, and is owned by Holy Family Communications. WPMW operates with 400 watts on 88.5 MHz. It broadcasts programming from The Station of the Cross, a Catholic radio network.

History

The station was granted the call sign WRRS on October 29, 2010.[2] It began broadcasting in 2012 with programming from the Talking Information Center, a radio reading service for blind people normally heard on FM subcarriers. WRRS went silent as of December 28, 2016,[3] but returned to the air December 22, 2017.[4]

On October 1, 2021, it was announced that WRRS would be sold by Talking Information Center, Incorporated to the Academy of the Immaculate for $85,000.[5] Academy of the Immaculate owned WPMW, also on 88.5 MHz. The sale was consummated on November 29, 2021.

Effective March 20, 2023, WRRS and WPMW were sold to Holy Family Communications for $150,000. The two stations swapped call signs on August 15, 2023.[6]

Notes and References

  1. https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101499497&qnum=5030&copynum=1&exhcnum=2 Letter to the F.C.C. regarding suspension of operations in 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  2. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=177016&Callsign=WRRS WRRS callsign history
  3. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1749587 WRRS licensed & silent as of 12/28/16.
  4. https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101774948&qnum=5020&copynum=1&exhcnum=2 Statement to the F.C.C. about the resumption of operations on December 22, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  5. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/213507/station-sales-week-of-10-1/ Radio Insight: “Station Sales, week of 10/1. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  6. Web site: Moskowitz, Esq. . Allan G. . Form 380 - Exchange Request . Licensing and Management System . . September 19, 2023 . August 9, 2023.