WPBR
WPBR (1340 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Haitian French talk format. Licensed to Lantana, Florida, United States, the station serves the West Palm Beach area. The station is owned by Palm Beach Radio Group LLC.[1]
City | Lantana, Florida |
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Broadcast area | West Palm Beach area |
Frequency | 1340 kHz |
Translator(s) | W236CV (95.1 MHz, Lantana) W241AX (96.1 MHz, Boca Raton) WTPA (1590 AM, Tampa) WNDO (1520 AM, Orlando) |
Format | Haitian French talk |
Power | 810 watts unlimited |
Class | C |
Facility ID | 50333 |
Transmitter coordinates | 26°37′12.00″N 80°4′51.00″W |
Call sign meaning | West Palm Beach Radio |
Owner | Palm Beach Radio Group LLC |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | Sakpase.FM |
The 1340 Frequency was first licensed in the 1940s as WWPG ("World's Winter Playground"),
Then later changed to WQXT. WQXT had various MOR formats and in 1970 turned to "chicken rock" under program director Don Kelley.
In '72 / '73 Everett and Valerie Aspinwall bought the radio station from Knight Quality Stations and changed the call letters to WPBR ("Wonderful Palm Beach Radio") Adopting a middle of the road music/talk block programming format the station featured the Aspinwalls doing a New York Style mid day talk format, called Palm Beach AM. Initially, Joe Vogel was afternoon drive dj, w/Frank Chester nights and Gene Tognacci weekends / swing. NBC network affiliated, WPBR ran NBC Monitor on the weekends and a locally produced classical music show on the weekends
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References
- "WPBR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WPBR
- Radio-Locator Information on WPBR
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WPBR
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W236CV
- Radio-Locator information on W236CV
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W241AX
- Radio-Locator information on W241AX