WRPN (AM) explained

WRPN
City:Ripon, Wisconsin
Branding:93.1 The Wave
Frequency:1600 kHz
Translator:93.1 W226CQ (Ripon)
Airdate:1957 (as WCWC)
Format:Soft Oldies/Soft adult contemporary and News/Talk
Power:5,000 watts
Class:B
Facility Id:54489
Coordinates:43.8169°N -88.8469°W
Callsign Meaning:W RiPoN[1]
Former Callsigns:WCWC (1957–1998)
Affiliations:Fox News Radio
Owner:Hometown Broadcasting, LLC
Sister Stations:WAUH
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:wrpnam.com
Licensing Authority:FCC

WRPN (1600 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a full service News/Talk/Adult Gold format. Licensed to the city of Ripon, Wisconsin, United States, the station is currently owned by Hometown Broadcasting, LLC.[2] Its original call letters were WCWC, which stood for "Central Wisconsin Canning", the owners of the station. WCWC at one time also had a co-owned FM station, first at 95.9 MHz and later at 96.1 MHz. The call letters were originally WCWC-FM, then later WYUR.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Call Letter Origins . Radio History on the Web .
  2. Web site: WRPN Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .