WPLM (AM)

WPLM
Simulcast of WPLM-FM; currently silent
Plymouth, Massachusetts United States
Broadcast area	South Shore, Cape Cod
Frequency	1390 kHz
Branding	Easy 99.1
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Soft adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner	Plymouth Rock Broadcasting Co., Inc.
Sister stations	WPLM-FM
History
First air date	August 8, 1955
Call sign meaning	Plymouth^[1]
Technical information^[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	52837
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	41°58′5.37″N 70°42′4.13″W / 41.9681583°N 70.7011472°W / 41.9681583; -70.7011472 (WPLM)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	easy991.com

WPLM (1390 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. WPLM broadcasts to the South Shore and Cape Cod areas. The station is owned by Plymouth Rock Broadcasting Co., Inc.^[3]^[4] WPLM is silent as of January 7, 2024^[update]; it last simulcast the soft adult contemporary music format of sister station WPLM-FM (99.1).

History

WPLM signed on August 8, 1955, with WPLM-FM being added on June 25, 1961.^[5] The two stations simulcast all programming from the FM station's launch^[6] until October 1997, when the station began to carry the Eastern Massachusetts Financial News Network, based out of WADN (1120 AM, now WBNW), in morning drive.^[7]^[8] In May 1999, WPLM's simulcast of WBNW was expanded to run from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.^[9] On January 15, 2015, WPLM returned to a full simulcast with WPLM-FM.

For much of its history, WPLM was branded as "The radio voice of America's Hometown, Cape Cod and the Islands."

WPLM went silent on June 7, 2018. It resumed operations on June 6, 2019.^[10] The station again went off the air January 7, 2024, after part of its transmitter burned out.^[11] The station has applied to broadcast on the same tower its FM sister station is using but at a reduced power of 500 watts by day and 25 watts at night.^[12]

References

^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
^ "Facility Technical Data for WPLM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "WPLM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ "WPLM Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1981 (PDF). 1981. p. C-112. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2010. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1961-62 (PDF). 1961. p. B-82. Retrieved February 13, 2010. ^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Fybush, Scott (October 23, 1997). "Sales and Format Changes Everywhere..." North East RadioWatch. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
^ "Format Changes" (PDF). The M Street Journal. October 29, 1997. p. 2. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
^ "Format Changes & Updates" (PDF). The M Street Journal. May 19, 1999. p. 2. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
^ "WPLM, Plymouth, MA". fccdata.org. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
^ Campbell, Laurie J. (January 22, 2024). "Request for Silent Authority of an AM Station Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
^ "NorthEast Radio Watch 10/21/24: Philly's Gardner Ousted". fybush.com. October 21, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 52837 (WPLM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WPLM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
FCC History Cards for WPLM

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