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]

WPBR
CityLantana, Florida
Broadcast areaWest Palm Beach area
Frequency1340 kHz
Translator(s)W236CV (95.1 MHz, Lantana)
W241AX (96.1 MHz, Boca Raton)
WTPA (1590 AM, Tampa)
WNDO (1520 AM, Orlando)
FormatHaitian French talk
Power810 watts unlimited
ClassC
Facility ID50333
Transmitter coordinates26°37′12.00″N 80°4′51.00″W
Call sign meaningWest Palm Beach Radio
OwnerPalm Beach Radio Group LLC
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteSakpase.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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