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WPNO

April 12, 2024

"WKTQ (AM)" redirects here. For the 1970s Pittsburgh radio station also known as 13Q, see WJAS.

WPNO (1450 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve South Paris, Maine. The station is owned by Bennett Radio Group. WPNO airs a conservative talk format simulcast with WEZR (780 AM) and W252DS (98.3 FM) in Rumford. WPNO also operates translator station W245CQ (96.9 FM) in South Paris. WPNO went on the air in 1955 as WKTQ, and was assigned its present call letters on September 26, 2019.[2]

WPNO
Broadcast areaOxford County, Maine
Frequency1450 kHz
BrandingThe Patriot
Programming
FormatConservative talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Bennett Radio Group
  • (Bennett Radio Group, LLC)
WEZR, WOXO-FM, WIGY-FM, WIGY
History
First air date
October 28, 1955; 68 years ago (1955-10-28)[1]
Former call signs
  • WKTQ (1955–1973)
  • WKTP (1973–1976)
  • WXIV (1976–1981)
  • WOXO (1981–1986)
  • WKTQ (1986–2016)
  • WOXO (2016–2019)[2]
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID52176
ClassC
Power1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
44°13′16″N 70°31′43″W / 44.22111°N 70.52861°W / 44.22111; -70.52861
Translator(s)96.9 W245CQ (South Paris)
Links
Public license information
  • Public file
  • LMS
Websitethepatriot.me

History edit

WPNO signed on October 28, 1955,[1] as WKTQ under the ownership of Oxford Broadcasting Corporation.[4] In its early years, WKTQ's programming included news, music, and sports.[4] The station affiliated with the Mutual Broadcasting System in June 1965,[5] and switched to ABC Radio's Entertainment network in 1972.[6] By this point, WKTQ had a variety format that included 42 hours a week of country music.[7] The call letters were changed to WKTP in 1973.[8]

Richard Gleason, owner of WOXO (92.7 FM) in Norway, bought WKTP for $130,000 in 1976[9] and changed its call letters to WXIV.[10] The station had a country music format at the time;[11] by 1977, WXIV had changed to a top 40 format, with 80 percent of the programming simulcast on WOXO.[12] WXIV's call letters were changed to WOXO on November 23, 1981;[2] the station continued to simulcast with WOXO-FM,[13] which changed to a country music format that year.[14] Later in the 1980s, the station shifted to religious programming;[15][16] this programming was simulcast on WTME (1530 AM) in Auburn,[13] which Gleason purchased in 1985.[17] The call letters were changed back to WKTQ on January 15, 1986.[2] The simulcast on WTME moved to 1240 AM in Lewiston in 1990, after Gleason acquired that facility and shut down the 1530 AM transmitter.[13] WLLB (790 AM) in Rumford began simulcasting WKTQ and WTME in 2001, following Gleason's purchase of that station;[18] later that year, WLLB took the WTME call letters from 1240[19] (which became WCNM and, in 2007, WEZR) and moved to 780 AM.[20]

WKTQ returned to the WOXO call letters on August 1, 2016;[2] at that time, the station began to simulcast on W245CQ (96.9 FM) and took on the country music format previously heard on WOXO-FM, which changed its call letters to WEZR-FM and began simulcasting WEZR's hot adult contemporary format.[21][22] WOXO and W245CQ concurrently inherited the existing simulcast of the country format on WTBM (100.7 FM) in Mexico, which took on the WOXO-FM call sign.[22] In April 2019, WOXO and W245CQ split from the simulcast with WOXO-FM and began simulcasting the hot adult contemporary format of WEZR under the "Z105.5 & 96.9" branding; the country music format concurrently moved back to WEZR-FM.[23] The call sign became WPNO on September 26, 2019.[2]

WPNO, along with its sister stations, went off the air March 29, 2020, citing financial considerations that included expected reduction in advertising revenue attributed to COVID-19.[24] The stations had been up for sale following the death of owner Dick Gleason in February 2019.[25] A sale of the Gleason Media Group stations to Bennett Radio Group was announced in May 2020.[26]

Bennett Radio Group's purchase, at a price of $300,000, was consummated on August 5, 2020. On August 19, 2020, WPNO, along with WEZR and the former WTME, returned to the airwaves with a relaunched Hot AC format, branded as "WIGY".[27] The format would later shift to classic hits with the brand "105.5 and 96.9 WIGY".

On October 26, 2021, WPNO and W245CQ, along with WEZR and its translator, flipped to conservative talk as "The Patriot", effectively splitting from its simulcast of WIGY after two years.[28]

Translator edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. pp. D-200–1. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Call Sign History (WPNO)". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPNO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ a b "WKTQ South Paris, Me., Starts With 15½-Hour Schedule" (PDF). Broadcasting-Telecasting. November 28, 1955. p. 90. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  5. ^ "Mutual signs seven into fold" (PDF). Broadcasting. July 5, 1965. p. 10. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  6. ^ "Media Briefs" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 29, 1972. p. 36. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  7. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1973 (PDF). 1973. p. B-90. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  8. ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 21, 1973. p. 64. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  9. ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. August 16, 1976. p. 50. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  10. ^ "Call Letters" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 4, 1976. p. 68. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  11. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 (PDF). 1977. p. C-94. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  12. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1978 (PDF). 1978. pp. C-96–7. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  13. ^ a b c Fybush, Scott. "Maine Radio History, 1971–1996". The Archives at BostonRadio.org. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  14. ^ Marois, Dan (2016–2017). "Hitting the Airwaves For Over 40 Years". Oxford Hills Magazine. pp. 28–9. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  15. ^ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1983 (PDF). 1983. pp. B-109. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  16. ^ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1984 (PDF). 1984. pp. B-116. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  17. ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. February 4, 1985. p. 88. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  18. ^ Fybush, Scott (February 5, 2001). "River Flows to New Home". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  19. ^ Fybush, Scott (July 16, 2001). "CTV Adds Montreal to O&O Roster". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  20. ^ Fybush, Scott (January 14, 2002). "Maine Signal Powers Up; NYC LPTV Loses Allocation Battle". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  21. ^ Crosby, Christopher (August 1, 2016). "Radio station WOXO changes frequencies". Sun Journal. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  22. ^ a b Venta, Lance (July 29, 2016). "WEZR & WOXO Lewiston On The Move". RadioInsight. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  23. ^ WOXO & WEZR Swap Frequencies Radioinsight - April 4, 2019
  24. ^ "WOXO says farewell to listeners; Gleason Radio Group to go silent after 45 years". Lewiston Sun Journal. March 25, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  25. ^ Venta, Lance (March 25, 2020). "Gleason Media To Shut Down Cluster In Lewiston/Auburn". RadioInsight. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  26. ^ Binnie VP/Programming Stan Bennett Acquires Silent Maine Cluster Lance Venta, Radio Insight, May 26, 2020.
  27. ^ WEZR Relaunches As WIGY Following Return of WOXO Lance Venta, RadioInsight, August 19, 2020.
  28. ^ Patriot Debuts In Maine Lance Venta, Radio Insight, October 26, 2021.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • WPNO in the FCC AM station database
  • WPNO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
    • W245CQ in the FCC FM station database
    • W245CQ at FCCdata.org

April 12, 2024
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WKTQ AM redirects here For the 1970s Pittsburgh radio station also known as 13Q see WJAS WPNO 1450 AM is a radio station licensed to serve South Paris Maine The station is owned by Bennett Radio Group WPNO airs a conservative talk format simulcast with WEZR 780 AM and W252DS 98 3 FM in Rumford WPNO also operates translator station W245CQ 96 9 FM in South Paris WPNO went on the air in 1955 as WKTQ and was assigned its present call letters on September 26 2019 2 WPNOSouth Paris MaineBroadcast areaOxford County MaineFrequency1450 kHzBrandingThe PatriotProgrammingFormatConservative talkAffiliationsFox News RadioWestwood OneMotor Racing NetworkOwnershipOwnerBennett Radio Group Bennett Radio Group LLC Sister stationsWEZR WOXO FM WIGY FM WIGYHistoryFirst air dateOctober 28 1955 68 years ago 1955 10 28 1 Former call signsWKTQ 1955 1973 WKTP 1973 1976 WXIV 1976 1981 WOXO 1981 1986 WKTQ 1986 2016 WOXO 2016 2019 2 Technical information 3 Licensing authorityFCCFacility ID52176ClassCPower1 000 watts unlimitedTransmitter coordinates44 13 16 N 70 31 43 W 44 22111 N 70 52861 W 44 22111 70 52861Translator s 96 9 W245CQ South Paris LinksPublic license informationPublic fileLMSWebsitethepatriot wbr me Contents 1 History 2 Translator 3 References 4 External linksHistory editWPNO signed on October 28 1955 1 as WKTQ under the ownership of Oxford Broadcasting Corporation 4 In its early years WKTQ s programming included news music and sports 4 The station affiliated with the Mutual Broadcasting System in June 1965 5 and switched to ABC Radio s Entertainment network in 1972 6 By this point WKTQ had a variety format that included 42 hours a week of country music 7 The call letters were changed to WKTP in 1973 8 Richard Gleason owner of WOXO 92 7 FM in Norway bought WKTP for 130 000 in 1976 9 and changed its call letters to WXIV 10 The station had a country music format at the time 11 by 1977 WXIV had changed to a top 40 format with 80 percent of the programming simulcast on WOXO 12 WXIV s call letters were changed to WOXO on November 23 1981 2 the station continued to simulcast with WOXO FM 13 which changed to a country music format that year 14 Later in the 1980s the station shifted to religious programming 15 16 this programming was simulcast on WTME 1530 AM in Auburn 13 which Gleason purchased in 1985 17 The call letters were changed back to WKTQ on January 15 1986 2 The simulcast on WTME moved to 1240 AM in Lewiston in 1990 after Gleason acquired that facility and shut down the 1530 AM transmitter 13 WLLB 790 AM in Rumford began simulcasting WKTQ and WTME in 2001 following Gleason s purchase of that station 18 later that year WLLB took the WTME call letters from 1240 19 which became WCNM and in 2007 WEZR and moved to 780 AM 20 WKTQ returned to the WOXO call letters on August 1 2016 2 at that time the station began to simulcast on W245CQ 96 9 FM and took on the country music format previously heard on WOXO FM which changed its call letters to WEZR FM and began simulcasting WEZR s hot adult contemporary format 21 22 WOXO and W245CQ concurrently inherited the existing simulcast of the country format on WTBM 100 7 FM in Mexico which took on the WOXO FM call sign 22 In April 2019 WOXO and W245CQ split from the simulcast with WOXO FM and began simulcasting the hot adult contemporary format of WEZR under the Z105 5 amp 96 9 branding the country music format concurrently moved back to WEZR FM 23 The call sign became WPNO on September 26 2019 2 WPNO along with its sister stations went off the air March 29 2020 citing financial considerations that included expected reduction in advertising revenue attributed to COVID 19 24 The stations had been up for sale following the death of owner Dick Gleason in February 2019 25 A sale of the Gleason Media Group stations to Bennett Radio Group was announced in May 2020 26 Bennett Radio Group s purchase at a price of 300 000 was consummated on August 5 2020 On August 19 2020 WPNO along with WEZR and the former WTME returned to the airwaves with a relaunched Hot AC format branded as WIGY 27 The format would later shift to classic hits with the brand 105 5 and 96 9 WIGY On October 26 2021 WPNO and W245CQ along with WEZR and its translator flipped to conservative talk as The Patriot effectively splitting from its simulcast of WIGY after two years 28 Translator editCall sign Frequency City of license FID ERP W Class Transmitter coordinates FCC infoW245CQ 96 9 FM South Paris Maine 145614 250 D 44 12 24 N 70 33 18 W 44 20667 N 70 55500 W 44 20667 70 55500 W245CQ LMSReferences edit a b Broadcasting amp Cable Yearbook 1999 PDF 1999 pp D 200 1 Retrieved August 27 2016 a b c d e f Call Sign History WPNO FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database Facility Technical Data for WPNO Licensing and Management System Federal Communications Commission a b WKTQ South Paris Me Starts With 15 Hour Schedule PDF Broadcasting Telecasting November 28 1955 p 90 Retrieved August 27 2016 Mutual signs seven into fold PDF Broadcasting July 5 1965 p 10 Retrieved August 27 2016 Media Briefs PDF Broadcasting May 29 1972 p 36 Retrieved August 27 2016 Broadcasting Yearbook 1973 PDF 1973 p B 90 Retrieved August 27 2016 For the Record PDF Broadcasting May 21 1973 p 64 Retrieved August 27 2016 For the Record PDF Broadcasting August 16 1976 p 50 Retrieved August 27 2016 Call Letters PDF Broadcasting October 4 1976 p 68 Retrieved August 27 2016 Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 PDF 1977 p C 94 Retrieved August 27 2016 Broadcasting Yearbook 1978 PDF 1978 pp C 96 7 Retrieved August 27 2016 a b c Fybush Scott Maine Radio History 1971 1996 The Archives at BostonRadio org Retrieved August 27 2016 Marois Dan 2016 2017 Hitting the Airwaves For Over 40 Years Oxford Hills Magazine pp 28 9 Retrieved August 11 2016 Broadcasting Cablecasting Yearbook 1983 PDF 1983 pp B 109 Retrieved August 27 2016 Broadcasting Cablecasting Yearbook 1984 PDF 1984 pp B 116 Retrieved August 27 2016 For the Record PDF Broadcasting February 4 1985 p 88 Retrieved August 27 2016 Fybush Scott February 5 2001 River Flows to New Home North East RadioWatch Retrieved August 27 2016 Fybush Scott July 16 2001 CTV Adds Montreal to O amp O Roster North East RadioWatch Retrieved August 27 2016 Fybush Scott January 14 2002 Maine Signal Powers Up NYC LPTV Loses Allocation Battle North East RadioWatch Retrieved August 27 2016 Crosby Christopher August 1 2016 Radio station WOXO changes frequencies Sun Journal Retrieved August 2 2016 a b Venta Lance July 29 2016 WEZR amp WOXO Lewiston On The Move RadioInsight Retrieved August 27 2016 WOXO amp WEZR Swap Frequencies Radioinsight April 4 2019 WOXO says farewell to listeners Gleason Radio Group to go silent after 45 years Lewiston Sun Journal March 25 2020 Retrieved March 25 2020 Venta Lance March 25 2020 Gleason Media To Shut Down Cluster In Lewiston Auburn RadioInsight Retrieved March 25 2020 Binnie VP Programming Stan Bennett Acquires Silent Maine Cluster Lance Venta Radio Insight May 26 2020 WEZR Relaunches As WIGY Following Return of WOXO Lance Venta RadioInsight August 19 2020 Patriot Debuts In Maine Lance Venta Radio Insight October 26 2021 External links editOfficial website WPNO in the FCC AM station database WPNO in Nielsen Audio s AM station database W245CQ in the FCC FM station database W245CQ at FCCdata org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WPNO amp oldid 1187575421, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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