WPDC: Difference between revisions

| imagelogo = File:WPDC AM1600 logo.jpg

| translator = [[WPDC#Translator|See §§ Translator]]

| airdate = May 23, [[1958 in radio|1958]]

| coordinates = {{coord|40|099|45.0034|N|76|34|363.000|W|type:landmark_region:US_source:FCC|name=WPDC}} ([[North American Datum#North American Datum of 1927|NAD27]])

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns = WEZN (1957-19641957–1964)<br>WHRY (1964-19691964–1969)<br>WEPN (1969-19711969–1971)

| website = [https://www.facebook.com/Sweet16WPDC/ Facebook.com/Sweet16WPDC]

WPDC is powered at 1,000 [[watt]]s by day using a [[omnidirectional antenna|non-directional antenna]]. At night, to avoid interfering with other radio stations on [[AM 1600]], WPDC reduces power to 7 watts. Listeners can hear the station on an [[FM translator]] aton 102.1 [[Hertz|MHz]].

On March 15, 1955, Colonial Broadcasting Company applied to the [[Federal Communications Commission]] for a [[construction permit]] for a new 500 -watt [[daytimer|daytime-only]] AM station on 1600&nbsp;kHz. The FCC granted the permit on August 1, 1957, by which time the station had been assigned the '''WEZN''' [[call sign]].<ref name="historycards">{{cite web|url=https://licensingcdbs.fccrecnet.govcom/cgi-bincorres/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_iddoc=66084 |title=History Cards for WPDC |website=fcc.gov |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |accessdateaccess-date=2018-12-19}}</ref> The FCC granted the permit on August 1, 1957, by which time the station had been assigned the '''WEZN''' [[call sign]].<ref name="historycards"/> On May 23, 1958, WEZN [[sign-on|signed on]] the air.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1959/1959-BC-YB-All-Radio.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1959 page B-218]</ref>

The station went through many changes in ownership from the early 1960s to the mid-1980s. On August 1, 1961, the FCC granted a voluntary reassignment of the station's license to WEZN, Inc. The sale consummated on August 9, 1961.<ref name="historycards"/> The FCC granted another voluntary reassignment of the license to Hershey Broadcasting Company, Inc. on November 4, 1963. The sale consummated on November 13, 1963. Following the sale, the call sign was changed to '''WHRY''' effective January 6, 1964.<ref name="historycards"/>

On March 13, 1969, the FCC granted a voluntary reassignment of the station's license to East Penn Broadcasting Corporation. The sale consummated on March 27, 1969.<ref name="historycards"/> Following the sale, the call sign was changed to '''WEPN''' effective July 1, 1969.<ref name="historycards"/> The call letters were chosen as the station became a [[network affiliate]] of [[ESPN Radio]].

On September 22, 1970, the FCC granted a voluntary reassignment of the station's license to Smith Communications, Inc.<ref name="historycards"/> Following the sale, the call sign was changed to '''WPDC''' effective February 1, 1971.<ref name="historycards"/>

On November 19, 1979, the FCC granted a voluntary reassignment of the station's license to Eastern Broadcasting Corporation. The sale consummated on January 3, 1980.<ref name="historycards"/> This sale was followed by another voluntary reassignment of the license to Penn Broadcasting Corporation on February 25, 1980. The sale consummated on March 1, 1980.<ref name="historycards"/>

On September 18, 2014, JVJ Communications, Inc. filed a "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA" form with the FCC to take the station silent. The reason given was that "[t]he station has run out of money and cannot afford to broadcast at this time." The FCC granted the request on October 15, 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1651178&Service=AM&Form_id=910&Facility_id=32974 |title=Notification of Suspension of Operations - Request for Silent STA |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=September 18, 2014 |website=fcc.gov |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=2018-12-20}}</ref> The station resumed broadcasting when JVJ Communications, Inc. filed a "Resumption of Operations" form with the FCC on December 17, 2014, stating that "[t]he station is operating pursuant to its license."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1665320&Form_id=910&Facility_id=32974 |title=Resumption of Operations |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=December 17, 2014 |website=fcc.gov |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=2018-12-20}}</ref>

On December 4, 2017, JVJ Communications, Inc. applied to the FCC for a construction permit to build an [[FM translator]]. The FCC granted the permit on January 12, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1763013 |title=ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION PERMIT [W271DA] |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=December 4, 2017 |website=fcc.gov |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=2018-12-20}}</ref> The permit specifies that the translator's facilities would include a new tower at the WPDC transmitter site.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1795178&Service=FX&Form_id=350&Facility_id=201338 |title=APPLICATION FOR AN FM TRANSLATOR OR FM BOOSTER STATION LICENSE |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=December 12, 2018 |website=fcc.gov |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=2018-12-20}}</ref> As a result, on November 13, 2018, JVJ Communications, Inc. applied to the FCC for a construction permit for WPDC, which was granted on January 3, 2019, to substitute the new tower for the currently used AM antenna tower, which would be decommissioned. The resulting required changes to the AM antenna would necessitate reducing the nighttime power from 18 watts to 7 watts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1796046&Service=AM&Form_id=301&Facility_id=32974 |title=MINOR CHANGE TO A LICENSED FACILITY [WPDC] |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=November 13, 2018 |website=fcc.gov |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=2018-12-20}}</ref> The FCC granted JVJ Communications, Inc. a license for the translator on December 13, 2018,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1795178 |title=LICENSE TO COVER [W271DA] |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=December 13, 2018 |website=fcc.gov |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=2018-12-20}}</ref> followed by a new license for WPDC with the new facilities on March 11, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1797849 |title= LICENSE TO COVER [WPDC] |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=March 11, 2020 |website=fcc.gov |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=2020-04-22}}</ref>

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