WPLM (AM)

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 broadcasts a talk radio format.

WPLM

Plymouth, Massachusetts United States
Broadcast area	South Shore, Cape Cod
Frequency	1390 kHz
Branding	WPLM-AM 1390
Programming
Languages	English
Format	Talk radio
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
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.wplmamamericashometownradio.com

History

Logo as a business talk station

WPLM signed on August 8, 1955, with WPLM-FM (99.1) 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] It returned to the air on December 12, 2024.^[13]