WLPW
WLPW (105.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Lake Placid, New York, United States. Established in 1979,[1] the station is owned by Jonathan Becker and Gregory Gallacher, through licensee North Country Radio Corp.[2]
Frequency | 105.5 MHz |
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Branding | Adirondack 105 |
Programming | |
Format | Mainstream rock |
Affiliations | United Stations Radio Networks |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WRGR, WSLP, WVSL | |
History | |
First air date | October 1979[1] |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 54653 |
Class | C3 |
ERP | 7,100 watts |
HAAT | −55 meters (−180 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°15′36″N 74°1′22″W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | adirondack105.com |
WLPW formerly broadcast a classic rock format branded as "Rock 105", which was simulcast with WRGR (102.1 FM) in Tupper Lake, New York; the stations subsequently began to simulcast sister station WNBZ-FM. WLPW went silent in June 2017 after the station stopped paying rent on the tower it had broadcast from.[3] In November 2017, as part of its acquisition of WNBZ in Saranac Lake, North Country Radio, owner of WSLP, obtained a right of first refusal to buy WLPW for $25,000 within thirty days of the station returning to the air.[4]
On March 9, 2018, the FCC granted the application to transfer the license and ownership from Radio Lake Placid, Inc. to North Country Radio.[5] The transfer was consummated on March 15, 2018, at a price of $32,500.
References
- Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-303. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- "WLPW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- Knight, Chris (June 21, 2017). "The death of local radio?". Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
- Hart, Glynis; Crowley, Peter (November 28, 2017). "WNBZ may return". Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- "WLPW Assignment of License GRANTED". FCC. March 9, 2018.
External links
- WLPW in the FCC FM station database
- WLPW on Radio-Locator
- WLPW in Nielsen Audio's FM station database