# WPAM

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Radio station in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, United States

WPAM Pottsville, Pennsylvania United States Frequency 1450 kHz Programming Format Defunct, was oldies Ownership Owner Curran Communications History First air date 1946 (1946) Last air date July 23, 2015 (2015-07-23) Technical information Facility ID 14741 Class C Power 1,000 watts unlimited Transmitter coordinates 40°41′27.00″N 76°11′39.00″W / 40.6908333°N 76.1941667°W / 40.6908333; -76.1941667

**WPAM** (1450 [AM](/source/AM_broadcasting)) was a [radio station](/source/Radio_station) licensed to [Pottsville, Pennsylvania](/source/Pottsville%2C_Pennsylvania), United States. Studios and transmitters were atop Lawton's Hill.[1] Established in 1946,[2] the station was owned by Curran Communications.[3]

On May 17, 2017, the [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) informed WPAM that, as the station had been silent since at least July 23, 2015, it was in the process of cancelling the station's license;[4] the license was canceled on June 29, 2017.[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Station Information Profile"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090923211912/http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/sip.do). [Arbitron](/source/Arbitron). Summer 2009. Archived from [the original](http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/sip.do#access) on September 23, 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-by1999_2-0)** [*Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999*](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1999/D-Radio-NE-Ter-BC-YB-1999..pdf) (PDF). 1999. p. D-384. Retrieved July 5, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["WPAM Facility Record"](https://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WPAM). *United States [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission), audio division*. Retrieved October 7, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-fcc-wpamexpiration_4-0)** Doyle, Peter H. (May 17, 2017). ["Notification of License Expiration"](https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=75309) (PDF). *CDBS Public Access*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission). Retrieved July 5, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-fcc-wpamdeleted_5-0)** ["Broadcast Actions"](https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-345623A1.pdf) (PDF). [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission). July 5, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.

## External links

- [Facility details for Facility ID 14741 (WPAM)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=14741) in the FCC Licensing and Management System

- ["History Cards for WPAM"](https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=66075). [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission). ([Guide to reading History Cards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Radio_Stations/History_Cards)) (covering 1945-1981)

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