WNPV
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WNPV
| logo = File:WNPV 98.5-1440 logo.jpg
| city = Lansdale, Pennsylvania
| area = Philadelphia metropolitan area
| branding = WNPV Retro Radio
| airdate = {{start date and age|October 17, 1960}}
| frequency = 1440 kHz
| translator = {{Radio Relay|98.5|W253CA|Lansdale}}
105.7 W289CZ (Lansdale)
| format = Classic Hits
| power = 250 watts day
23 watts night
| erp =
| haat =
| class = D
| facility_id = 73347
| coordinates = {{coord|40|14|18.00|N|75|19|0.00|W|region:US-PA_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning = North Penn Valley (regional descriptor) {{cite web|url=http://www.smecc.org/call_sign_letter__meaning.htm |title=Call Sign Letter Meaning |access-date=April 12, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927021527/http://www.smecc.org/call_sign_letter__meaning.htm |archive-date=September 27, 2007 }}
| former_callsigns =
| owner = Four Rivers Community Broadcasting Corporation
| licensee =
| sister_stations =
| affiliations = Fox News Radio, ESPN Radio and Yahoo! Sports
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WNPV (1440 AM) is a radio station owned by Four Rivers Community Broadcasting Corporation. and licensed to Lansdale, Pennsylvania, United States. It serves Montgomery, Bucks and Philadelphia Counties, broadcasting a classic hits format. 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.
Closure and Rebranding
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."{{cite web|last=Venta |first=Lance |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/184935/suburban-philadelphia-am-to-cease-operations/ |title=Suburban Philadelphia AM To Cease Operations |publisher=RadioInsight |date=2020-03-04 |access-date=2020-03-19}} The station sold off its studio and broadcast tower to the North Penn School District in July.{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/191710/after-ceasing-operations-wnpv-sells-studio-tower-site-to-school-district/|title = After Ceasing Operations, WNPV Sells Studio/Tower Site to School District}} Its license was donated to Four Rivers Community Broadcasting in October and the station resumed broadcasting on January 9, 2022 broadcasting an Oldies format.{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/200588/station-sales-week-of-10-30-seven-mountains-expands-in-olean/|title = Station Sales Week of 10/30: Seven Mountains Expands in Olean}}
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
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External links
{{AM station data|73347|WNPV}}
{{Philly Radio}}
{{ESPN Pennsylvania}}