WYPM
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WYPM
| above = Satellite of WITF-FM, Harrisburg
| logo =
| logo_upright =
| city = Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
| country = US
| area = {{ubl|South Central Pennsylvania|Western Maryland}}
| frequency = {{frequency|93.3|MHz}}
| branding = 93-3 WYPM
| language = English
| format = {{hlist|Public radio|news/talk}}
| affiliations = {{hlist|BBC World Service|National Public Radio}}
| owner = WITF, Inc.
| licensee =
| airdate =
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WCUM-FM (1948–1976)|WPVM (1976–1977)|WJSE (1977–1982)|WROG (1982–2009)}}
| former_frequencies = 102.9 MHz (1948–2008)
| callsign_meaning =
| licensing_authority = FCC
| facility_id = 49384
| class = A
| erp = {{val|350|u=watts|fmt=commas}}
| haat = {{convert|412|m|ft|sp=us}}
| coordinates = {{coord|40|02|54.30|N|77|45|0.90|W|type:landmark_region:US-PA_source:FCC|display=inline,title|name=WYPM}}
| webcast =
| website = {{URL|https://www.witf.org/}}
}}
WYPM (93.3 FM) is a non-commercial, public radio station that is licensed to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, United States. The station is owned by WITF, Inc., and simulcasts the NPR talk and news programming of WITF-FM in Harrisburg.
History
The Federal Communications Commission granted The Tower Realty Company a construction permit for the station on August 18, 1948, awarding it the WCUM-FM call sign. The new station was assigned to 102.9 MHz in Cumberland, Maryland. The FCC granted the station the authority to begin broadcasting starting on October 20, 1948, followed by its first license on November 2, 1951.{{cite web|url=https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=81613 |title=History Cards for WYPM |work=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=November 22, 2020}}
The station was sold several times between the late 1950s and the late 1970s. The first sale was made from The Tower Realty Company to Allegany County Broadcasting Corporation, effective April 1, 1959, then to Group "B" Broadcasting Company, Inc., effective July 1, 1965, then to WCUM, Inc., effective May 1, 1968, then to WCUM Radio, Inc., effective October 31, 1974, and then to Greater Cumberland Radio Broadcasting, Inc., effective August 19, 1977. The station's call sign was changed to WPVM on March 2, 1976, followed by a change to WJSE on October 13.
This station has broadcast a country music format since 1978. Greater Cumberland Radio Broadcasting, Inc. sold the station on June 30, 1982, to Community Service Broadcasters, Inc.{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=23287 |title=ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE [WYPM] |date=June 30, 1982 |work=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=November 22, 2020}}
On November 1, the station's call sign was changed to WROG.{{cite web |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=49384&Callsign=WYPM49384 |title=Call Sign History [WYPM] |work=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=November 22, 2020}}
The station was sold to Tschudy Communications Corporation effective August 24, 1987,{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=102565 |title=ASSIGNMENT OF PERMIT/LICENSE [WYPM] |date=August 24, 1987 |work=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=November 22, 2020}} followed by another sale to Northeast Broadcasting Group on July 19, 1991.{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=157919 |title=ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE [WYPM] |date=July 19, 1991 |work=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=November 22, 2020}}
The station was sold to Broadcast Communications, Inc., the sale was completed on January 8, 2004.{{cite web |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=686759 |title=ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE [WYPM] |date=January 8, 2004 |work=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=November 22, 2020}}
On December 20, 2006, Broadcast Communications, Inc. was granted a construction permit by the FCC to upgrade the facilities of WROG from Class A to Class B;{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1154685 |title=MINOR CHANGE TO A LICENSED FACILITY [WYPM] |date=December 20, 2006 |work=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=November 22, 2020}} however, the corporation decided to change the station's community of license from Cumberland, Maryland to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. On July 30, 2007, the FCC granted the request, modifying the construction permit. The new allocation in Chambersburg was Class A.{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1171805 |title=MINOR MODIFICATION TO A CONSTRUCTION PERMIT [WYPM] |date=July 30, 2007 |work=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=November 22, 2020}}
On October 2, the FCC granted a modification to the construction permit requested by Broadcast Communications, Inc. to change the new allocation in Chambersburg from Channel 275 (102.9 MHz) to Channel 227 (93.3 MHz) to avoid requiring WRZO-LP on 102.9 MHz in Chambersburg to shut down and move to a new frequency.{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1205144 |title=MINOR MODIFICATION TO A CONSTRUCTION PERMIT [WYPM] |date=October 2, 2007 |work=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=November 23, 2020}}
On July 31, 2008, WROG broadcasting ended from its Cumberland studios. WROG fell silent and the owners of WROG began removing equipment ahead of the station's move to Chambersburg. Broadcasting Communications, Inc. filed a Silent Notification with the FCC on August 1, with an expiration date of February 6, 2009.{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1260482 |title=REMAIN SILENT AUTHORITY & SILENT NOTIFICATION [WYPM] |date=November 7, 2008 |work=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=November 23, 2020}}
On September 15, 2008, Broadcast Communications sold WROG to WITF, Inc., for $875,000. The sale was completed on January 8.{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1264306 |title=ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE [WYPM] |date=January 8, 2009 |work=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=November 23, 2020}} During the sale, the FCC granted the station a new license with the new facilities in Chambersburg effective December 2.{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1282478 |title=LICENSE TO COVER [WYPM] |date=December 2, 2008 |work=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=November 23, 2020}}
WITF, Inc. launched "WYPM 93.3 FM Trusted Information from WITF" programming on January 9, 2009.{{cite web |url=https://www.witf.org/about/history/ |title=WITF History |website=witf.org |access-date=November 23, 2020}} On January 15, the WROG call sign was changed to WYPM. On June 25, 2012, WITF-FM and WYPM switched to an all-news and information format.
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.witf.org/|93-3 WYPM}}
- {{FM station data|49384|WYPM}}
{{NPR Pennsylvania}}
{{Hagerstown-Chambersburg-Waynesboro Radio}}
Category:1948 establishments in Pennsylvania