WPTN
| Broadcast area | Cookeville, Tennessee |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 780 kHz |
| Branding | 106.1 The Eagle |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Cookeville Communications, LLC |
| KKSW, KMXN, WKSW, WGSQ, WHUB, KLWN, WDQZ, WRPW, WYST | |
| History | |
First air date | 1962 |
Former call signs | WPTN (1962-January 2010) WHUB (January–March 2010) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 13820 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts (Daytime) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°9′48″N 85°31′29″W / 36.16333°N 85.52472°W |
| Translator(s) | 106.1 W291CA (Cookeville) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 1061theeagle.com |
WPTN (780 AM, "106.1 The Eagle") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format.[2] Licensed to Cookeville, Tennessee, United States, the station serves the Cookeville area. The station is owned by Cookeville Communications, LLC.[3] Because WPTN broadcasts on the same frequency as "clear–channel" station WBBM in Chicago, Illinois, it only broadcasts during the daytime hours and is required to sign off at sunset.
History
[edit]WPTN is formerly a Top 40 station for the area in the 1980s. On November 3, 2017, WPTN changed their format from sports to classic hits, still branded as "106.1 The Eagle".[4]
Previous logo
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References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPTN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
- ^ "WPTN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
- ^ 106.1 The Eagle Cookeville Trades Sports For Classic Hits Radioinsight - November 8, 2017
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 13820 (WPTN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WPTN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 139941 (W291CA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W291CA at FCCdata.org
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