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WRPN (AM)

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WRPN
Frequency1600 kHz
BrandingYour Hometown Station AM1600
Programming
FormatClassic hits
AffiliationsFox News
Ownership
OwnerHometown Broadcasting, LLC.
WISS, WAUH
History
First air date
1957 (as WCWC)
Former call signs
WCWC (1957-1998)
Call sign meaning
W RiPoN[1]
Technical information
Facility ID54489
ClassB
Power5,000 watts day
5,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
43°49′1.00″N 88°50′49.00″W / 43.8169444°N 88.8469444°W / 43.8169444; -88.8469444
Translator(s)103.1 W276CO (Fond du Lac)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewrpnam.com

WRPN (1600 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to the town of Ripon, Wisconsin, United States. The station is currently owned by Radio One Communications, LLC. and features programming from ABC Radio.[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.

References

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