WPVL (AM)

{{for|the FM radio station in Platteville, Wisconsin, United States|WPVL-FM}}

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = WPVL

| logo = 200px

| city = Platteville, Wisconsin

| area = Dubuque, Iowa

| branding = ESPN Radio AM 1590

| frequency = 1590 kHz

| repeater =

| airdate = 1955 (as WSWW)

| format = Sports

| power = 1,000 watts day
500 watts night

| class = B

| facility_id = 35514

| coordinates = {{coord|42|44|46.00|N|90|28|28.00|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns = WSWW (1955–1983)
WTOQ (1983–1995)

| affiliations = ESPN Radio
Milwaukee Brewers Radio Network

| owner = QueenB Radio Wisconsin, Inc.

| licensee =

| sister_stations = KIYX, WGLR-FM, WPVL-FM

| webcast = [https://www.am1590wpvl.com/player/?playerID=2133 Listen Live]

| website = {{URL|am1590wpvl.com}}

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WPVL (1590 AM), is an American radio station broadcasting a sports format.{{cite web |url=http://www.arbitron.com |date=Winter 2010 |title=Station Information Profile |publisher=Arbitron |access-date=2010-02-14}} WPVL, which is licensed to Platteville, Wisconsin, is owned by QueenB Radio Wisconsin, Inc. and features programming from ESPN Radio.{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WPVL |title=WPVL Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division |access-date=2010-02-14}} Former call signs used by WPVL have been WTOQ and WSWW. The station's current letters were formerly held by WPVL in Painesville, Ohio. Prior to their current sports format, the station programmed oldies music.

In April 2012, WPVL was granted a U.S. Federal Communications Commission construction permit to move to a new transmitter site, decrease day power to 970 watts, and decrease night power to 470 watts.

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