WPUT (AM)
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = DWPUT
| logo =
| city = Brewster, New York
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| branding =
| frequency = 1510 kHz
| airdate = 1963
| last_airdate = November 5, 2014, 3:42 PM ET
| format = Defunct
| power = 1,000 watts day
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| haat =
| class = D
| facility_id = 67814
| coordinates = {{coord|41|24|34|N|73|37|29|W|region:US-NY_type:landmark}}
| former_callsigns = WBRW (1963–1967)
| affiliations =
| owner = Townsquare Media
| licensee = Townsquare Media Danbury License, LLC
| sister_stations = {{hlist|WDBY|WINE|WRKI}}
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WPUT (1510 AM) was a radio station licensed to Brewster, New York, United States. The station was owned and operated by Townsquare Media.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WPUT |title=WPUT Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }} The station operated on a Class D license and was in operation during daytime hours only, to protect Class-A clear-channel station WLAC in Nashville, Tennessee at night.
In December 2012, WPUT and WINE became affiliates of CBS Sports Radio.[http://www.bobsblitz.com/2012/12/brandon-tierneys-cbs-sports-morning.html bobsblitz.com-Brandon Tierney's CBS Sports Morning Show will air on...WINE-AM 940 & WPUT-AM 1510]
On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare Media would acquire 53 Cumulus Media stations, including WPUT, for $238 million. The deal was part of Cumulus' acquisition of Dial Global; Townsquare and Dial Global are both controlled by Oaktree Capital Management.{{cite news|title=Official: Cumulus Buys Dial Global, Spins Some Stations To Townsquare; Peak Stations Sold To Townsquare, Fresno Spun To Cumulus|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/121835/official-cumulus-buys-dial-global-spins-some-stati|access-date=August 30, 2013|newspaper=All Access|date=August 30, 2013}}{{cite news|title=Cumulus Makes Dial Global And Townsquare Deals Official|url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/84851/are-these-the-markets-in-the-cumulustownsquaredial-global-deal/|access-date=August 30, 2013|newspaper=RadioInsight|date=August 30, 2013}} The sale to Townsquare was completed on November 14, 2013.{{cite news|title=Cumulus-Townsquare-Peak Deal Closes|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/124346/cumulus-townsquare-peak-deal-closes|access-date=November 16, 2013|newspaper=All Access|date=November 15, 2013}}
WPUT signed off the air on November 5, 2014, at 3:42 PM. {{citation needed|date=August 2015}} Townsquare Media would return WPUT's license to the FCC on May 18, 2015.{{cite web|url=https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=58359 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530050216/http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=58359|archive-date=2015-05-30|title=RE: Townsquare Media Danbury License, LLC - WPUT(AM), Brewster, NY, Facility Id. 67814|access-date=2023-09-19|url-status=live}} The WPUT tower was eventually taken down and Townsquare then sold the Prospect Hill Rd property to a tree service company. An FM station in nearby North Salem would take on the WPUT call sign the following month; the two stations are not connected.
References
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External links
- [https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=67814 Facility details for Facility ID 67814 (WPUT)] in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{Cite web|url= https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=66323 |title= FCC History Cards for WPUT|publisher=Federal Communications Commission}} (Guide to reading History Cards) (covering 1960-1981 as WBRW / WPUT)
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Category:Defunct radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations disestablished in 2014
Category:Townsquare Media radio stations
Category:Radio stations established in 1963
Category:1963 establishments in New York (state)
Category:2014 disestablishments in New York (state)
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