WPMO
WPMO (1580 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Pascagoula-Moss Point, Mississippi. The station airs a sports radio format, and is owned by Noah Britt, through licensee Tri City Radio, LLC.[1] Most programming comes from the CBS Sports Radio Network.
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Frequency | 1580 kHz |
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Branding | 1580 The Game |
Programming | |
Format | Sports |
Affiliations | CBS Sports Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | September 1951 (as WPMP) |
Former call signs | WPMP (1951-1986) WPMO (1986-1989) WKNN (1989-1991) WZZJ (1991-2005) WPMP (2005-2011) |
Call sign meaning | W Pascagoula MOss Point (cities of license) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 32850 |
Class | D |
Power | 5,000 watts day 51 watts night |
By day, WPMO is powered at 5,000 watts. But to protect other stations on 1580 AM from interference, at night it reduces power to 51 watts. It uses a directional antenna at all times, with a two-tower array. The radio studios and transmitter are on Telephone Road in Pascagoula.[2]
History
The station first signed on as WPMP in September 1951 . Its call sign changed to WPMO in March 2011. It had also used the WPMO call letters in the late-1980s.
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References
- "WPMO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Accessed November 26, 2013
- Radio-Locator.com/WPMO
External links
- www
.facebook .com /1580thegame / - WPMO in the FCC AM station database
- WPMO on Radio-Locator
- WPMO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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