WNPV
WNPV (1440 AM) was a radio station owned by WNPV, Inc. and licensed to Lansdale, Pennsylvania, United States. It served Montgomery, Bucks and Philadelphia Counties, broadcasting a news/talk format until April 2020. Founded in 1960, WNPV featured a blend of nationally syndicated and local talk shows, plus Fox News Radio updates and local news throughout the day. WNPV also aired Philadelphia Phillies baseball games, NASCAR and IRL races, as well as Penn State Football games and local high school football contests.
City | Lansdale, Pennsylvania |
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Broadcast area | Philadelphia |
Slogan | The Talk of The Suburbs |
Frequency | 1440 kHz |
Translator(s) | W253CA (98.5 MHz, Lansdale) |
First air date | October 1960, 17 |
Last air date | April 30, 2020 |
Format | Silent |
Power | 2,500 watts day 500 watts night |
Class | B |
Facility ID | 73347 |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°14′18.00″N 75°19′0.00″W |
Call sign meaning | North Penn Valley (regional descriptor) [1] |
Affiliations | Fox News Radio, ESPN Radio and Yahoo! Sports |
Owner | WNPV, Inc. (North Penn Valley Broadcasting, Inc.) |
Webcast | Listen Live 1 & Listen Live 2 |
Website | wnpv1440.com |
History
In March 2020, general manager Phil Hunt announced that WNPV would cease broadcasting at the end of April. In a statement, he said, "In recent years, it has become increasingly difficult to compete for both audience and advertising dollars, and unfortunately it is no longer sustainable to continue to run the business in a way that delivers the service our community expects and deserves."[2]
Local personalities
- Darryl Berger
- Rich Gunning
- Chuck Irwin
- Jeff Nolan
- Joe LeCompte
Nationally syndicated personalities
- Jim Bohannon
- Michael Garko, PhD
- Clark Howard
- Dave Ramsey
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved April 12, 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Venta, Lance (2020-03-04). "Suburban Philadelphia AM To Cease Operations". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
External links
- WNPV 1440 AM - official website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WNPV
- Radio-Locator Information on WNPV
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WNPV