WPVD
Radio station in Providence, Rhode Island / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the radio station in West Warwick, Rhode Island, which held the call sign WPVD from 2017 to 2020, see WWRI (AM).
WPVD (1290 AM) is a public radio station in Providence, Rhode Island. It is owned by Rhode Island Public Radio. The station simulcasts WNPN 89.3 FM.
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Broadcast area | Providence, Fall River |
Frequency | 1290 kHz |
Branding | The Public's Radio |
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Format | Public radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Rhode Island Public Radio |
WNPE, WNPN, WNPH | |
History | |
First air date | December 15, 1947 |
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Call sign meaning | Providence |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 48308 |
Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 41°51′22.86″N 71°26′42.21″W |
Translator(s) | 102.9 W275DA (Providence) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
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WPVD transmits with 400 watts by day, 16 watts by night, using a one-tower omnidirectional antenna. The transmitter is off Douglas Avenue in North Providence.[2]
On November 23, 2018, the FCC granted a construction permit for W275DA, an FM translator station on 102.9 MHz.[3] On September 30, 2021, W275DA began broadcasting from the same tower as WPRO-FM.