WPUT (AM) explained

DWPUT
City:Brewster, New York
Frequency:1510 kHz
Airdate:1963
Last Airdate:November 5, 2014, 3:42 PM ET
Format:Defunct
Power:1,000 watts day
Class:D
Facility Id:67814
Coordinates:41.4094°N -73.6247°W
Former Callsigns:WBRW (1963–1967)
Owner:Townsquare Media
Licensee:Townsquare Media Danbury License, LLC

WPUT (1510 AM) was a radio station licensed to Brewster, New York, United States. The station was owned and operated by Townsquare Media.[1] The station operated on a Class D license and was in operation during daytime hours only, to protect Class-A clear-channel station WLAC in Nashville, Tennessee at night.

In December 2012, WPUT and WINE became affiliates of CBS Sports Radio.[2]

On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare Media would acquire 53 Cumulus Media stations, including WPUT, for $238 million. The deal was part of Cumulus' acquisition of Dial Global; Townsquare and Dial Global are both controlled by Oaktree Capital Management.[3] [4] The sale to Townsquare was completed on November 14, 2013.[5]

WPUT signed off the air on November 5, 2014, at 3:42 PM. Townsquare Media would return WPUT's license to the FCC on May 18, 2015.[6] The WPUT tower was eventually taken down and Townsquare then sold the Prospect Hill Rd property to a tree service company. An FM station in nearby North Salem would take on the WPUT call sign the following month; the two stations are not connected.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: WPUT Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .
  2. http://www.bobsblitz.com/2012/12/brandon-tierneys-cbs-sports-morning.html bobsblitz.com-Brandon Tierney's CBS Sports Morning Show will air on...WINE-AM 940 & WPUT-AM 1510
  3. News: Official: Cumulus Buys Dial Global, Spins Some Stations To Townsquare; Peak Stations Sold To Townsquare, Fresno Spun To Cumulus. August 30, 2013. All Access. August 30, 2013.
  4. News: Cumulus Makes Dial Global And Townsquare Deals Official. August 30, 2013. RadioInsight. August 30, 2013.
  5. News: Cumulus-Townsquare-Peak Deal Closes. November 16, 2013. All Access. November 15, 2013.
  6. Web site: RE: Townsquare Media Danbury License, LLC - WPUT(AM), Brewster, NY, Facility Id. 67814. https://web.archive.org/web/20150530050216/http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=58359. 2015-05-30. 2023-09-19. live.