WPUT (AM)

DWPUT
Frequency1510 kHz
Programming
FormatDefunct
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1963
Last air date
November 5, 2014, 3:42 PM ET
Former call signs
WBRW (1963–1967)
Technical information
Facility ID67814
ClassD
Power1,000 watts day
Transmitter coordinates
41°24′34″N 73°37′29″W / 41.40944°N 73.62472°W / 41.40944; -73.62472

WPUT (1510 AM) was a radio station licensed to Brewster, New York, United States. The station was owned and operated by Townsquare Media.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3][4] The sale to Townsquare was completed on November 14, 2013.[5]

WPUT signed off the air on November 5, 2014, at 3:42 PM. [citation needed] Townsquare Media would return WPUT's license to the FCC on May 18, 2015.[6] 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

  1. ^ "WPUT Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ bobsblitz.com-Brandon Tierney's CBS Sports Morning Show will air on...WINE-AM 940 & WPUT-AM 1510
  3. ^ "Official: Cumulus Buys Dial Global, Spins Some Stations To Townsquare; Peak Stations Sold To Townsquare, Fresno Spun To Cumulus". All Access. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  4. ^ "Cumulus Makes Dial Global And Townsquare Deals Official". RadioInsight. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  5. ^ "Cumulus-Townsquare-Peak Deal Closes". All Access. November 15, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  6. ^ "RE: Townsquare Media Danbury License, LLC - WPUT(AM), Brewster, NY, Facility Id. 67814". Archived from the original on May 30, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2023.


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