WMLP
Simulcasts WWPA Williamsport | |
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Broadcast area | Sunbury-Selinsgrove-Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
Frequency | 1380 kHz |
Programming | |
Format | Conservative talk radio |
Affiliations | Salem Radio Network Townhall News Westwood One |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | October 22, 1955 |
Former frequencies | 1570 kHz[1] |
Call sign meaning | W MiLton, Pennsylvania |
Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 73271 |
Class | D |
Power | 1,000 watts day 18 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°59′59.71″N 76°52′1.0″W / 40.9999194°N 76.866944°W |
Translator(s) | 94.5 W233CP (Milton) 105.7 W284CV (Montoursville) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | twinvalleystalk.com |
WMLP (1380 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Milton, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by the Michael Radio Company, LLC, headed by Vic Michael.[3] It broadcasts a conservative talk radio format. Most of programming is from the Salem Radio Network, also carrying The Mark Levin Show from Westwood One.
By day, WMLP is powered at 1,000 watts non-directional. But at night, to protect other stations on 1380 AM from interference, WMLP greatly reduces power to 18 watts. Programming is also heard on 99-watt FM translator W233CP at 94.5 MHz.
History
[edit]The station signed on the air on October 22, 1955 . It originally was a daytimer, required to go off the air at sunset. In 1967, it added an FM station, 100.9 WMLP-FM.[4] Today that station is WVLY-FM.
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Vic Michael acquired 1380 WMLP from Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation on February 21, 2020.
Translator
[edit]Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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W233CP | 94.5 FM | Milton, Pennsylvania | 200818 | 99 | 360 m (1,181 ft) | D | 41°11′43.0″N 76°58′17.0″W / 41.195278°N 76.971389°W | LMS |
References
[edit]- ^ "History". Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMLP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Jacobson, Adam (2019-10-30). "Vic Michael Takes A Penn. AM From Roger Haddon's Group | Radio & Television Business Report". Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-180
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 73271 (WMLP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WMLP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database