WPLM (AM)

WPLM
City	Plymouth, Massachusetts
Broadcast area	South Shore, Cape Cod
Frequency	1390 kHz
Branding	Easy 99.1
Programming
Format	Adult contemporary (WPLM-FM simulcast)
Ownership
Owner	Plymouth Rock Broadcasting Co., Inc.
Sister stations	WPLM-FM
History
First air date	August 8, 1955
Call sign meaning	Plymouth
Technical information
Facility ID	52837
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	41°58′5.00″N 70°42′6.00″W / 41.9680556°N 70.7016667°WCoordinates: 41°58′5.00″N 70°42′6.00″W / 41.9680556°N 70.7016667°W
Links
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.^[2]^[3] WPLM is listed as silent since June 7, 2018; it most recently simulcast the adult contemporary format of sister station WPLM-FM (99.1).

On June 14, 2019, WPLM (AM) was granted the approval to resume operations and is back on the air simulcasting sister station WPLM-FM as Easy 99.1.^[4]

History[]

Logo as a business talk station

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 1997, when the station began leasing out some of its broadcast day to simulcast WADN (1120 AM, now WBNW).^[7] On January 15, 2015, WPLM returned to a full simulcast with WPLM-FM.

For much of its history, WPLM was branded as "America's Hometown Station;" its current slogan is relatively recent.

References[]

^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
^ "WPLM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ "WPLM Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
^ https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&translog=20190531AAT&facid=52837
^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1981 (PDF). 1981. p. C-112. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-10-08. 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.

External links[]

WPLM in the FCC AM station database
WPLM on Radio-Locator
WPLM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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[1] "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.

[2] "WPLM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

[3] "WPLM Station Information Profile". Arbitron.

[4] ttps://fccdata.org/?lang=en&translog=20190531AAT&facid=52837

[by1981-5] Broadcasting Yearbook 1981 (PDF). 1981. p. C-112. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-10-08. Retrieved February 13, 2010.

[by1961-6] Broadcasting Yearbook 1961-62 (PDF). 1961. p. B-82. Retrieved February 13, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[nerw-wadnonwplm-7] Fybush, Scott (October 23, 1997). "Sales and Format Changes Everywhere..." North East RadioWatch. Retrieved February 13, 2010.

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