Press Communications

Press Communications Radio, LLC is a broadcasting company in the American state of New Jersey which owns six radio stations. The company is owned by Robert E. McAllan, and is a sister entity to PMCM TV, LLC. It traces its roots back to 1895,[1] and entered radio broadcasting in 1947 by launching the first FM station entirely in the Garden State, WBAB-FM in Atlantic City, New Jersey (at the time, owned by its subsidiary, Press-Union Newspapers), simulcasting WBAB, later falling silent.[2] While no longer in the newspaper business, the company has a formal business partnership with the Gannett-owned Asbury Park Press.

Press Communications
TypeLimited Liability Company
IndustryBroadcast television, Radio broadcasting
Founded1895 (Newspapers),
1947 (Radio),
2008 (Television)
Headquarters
Wall Township, New Jersey
Area served
New Jersey, neighboring areas of Pennsylvania and New York
OwnerRobert E. McAllan (CEO)
SubsidiariesPMCM TV, LLC
Websitehttp://www.presscommradio.com
http://www.pmcmtv.com

PMCM TV

PMCM TV, LLC was founded in 2008 in Wall Township, New Jersey to purchase KJWY from Sunbelt Communications Company and KVNV from Valley Broadcasting Company. After the sale closed in 2009, the stations were moved to Wilmington, Delaware (to serve the Philadelphia market) and Middletown Township, New Jersey (to serve the New York City market) respectively and resumed broadcasting in 2013. The Wilmington station, which PMCM renamed KJWP, was sold to Maranatha Broadcasting Company in 2017, and the Middletown Township which PMCM renamed WJLP, was sold to Weigel Broadcasting in 2022.

Broadcasting

Radio stations
Press Communications, LLC
City Call sign Frequency Branding Format Notes
Eatontown, New Jersey WHTG 1410 kHz The Breeze Oldies Purchased in November 2000
Ocean Acres, New Jersey WBBO 98.5 MHz B 98.5 CHR Purchased in August 2004
Tuckerton, New Jersey WBHX 99.7 MHz 107.1 The Boss Classic Rock Purchased in March 2017, simulcasts WWZY
Eatontown, New Jersey WKMK 106.3 MHz Thunder 106 Country music Purchased in November 2000, simulcast on WTHJ
Bass River Township, New Jersey WTHJ 106.5 MHz Thunder 106 Country music Purchased in November 2000, simulcasts WKMK
Long Branch, New Jersey WWZY 107.1 MHz 107.1 The Boss Classic Rock Purchased in March 2017, simulcasts WBHX

Formerly owned stations:

Press Communications, LLC
City Call sign Frequency Years owned Current status
Atlantic City, New Jersey WBAB 1490 kHz 1940s-1955 CBS Radio affiliate. Went dark, frequency handed to new owners in 1955, now WBSS, owned by Longport Media
Atlantic City, New Jersey WBAB-FM 100.7 MHz 1947-1955 FM simulcast of WBAB (AM), first FM station in New Jersey. Went dark, frequency handed to new owners in 1959, now WZXL, owned by Equity Communications

Television stations
PMCM TV
City of license / Market Station Channel
TV (RF)		 Years owned Current status
Middletown Township, NJ / New York, NY WJLP 33 (3) 2008-2022 MeTV owned-and-operated, owned by Weigel Broadcasting
New York, NY WNWT-LD 37 (3) 2018-2022 Local Now affiliate owned by Weigel Broadcasting
Wilmington, DE / Philadelphia, PA KJWY/KJWP 2 (2) 2009-2017 MeTV affiliate, WDPN-TV, owned by Maranatha Broadcasting Company

See also

References
  1. "Press Communications, LLC: Private Company Information - Businessweek". Businessweek.com. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  2. "Radio-History.com - New Jersey FM Radio History - Page 7". angelfire.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
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