Overview
WPRO is a news/talk radio station on 630 AM, licensed to Providence, Rhode Island. It brands itself as “News/Talk 99.7 FM & AM 630 WPRO.” It began broadcasting in 1924.
Station details
- Call sign
- WPRO
- Frequency
- 630 AM
- Format
- News/Talk
- On-air name
- News/Talk 99.7 FM & AM 630 WPRO
- City of license
- Providence, RI
- Market
- Providence, RI-New Bedford, MA
- Licensee
- Radio License Holding CBC, LLC
- Power
- 5,000 watts
- Station class
- B
- First on air
- 1924
- FCC facility ID
- 64843
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Wikipedia
- Read the article
Network programming comes from ABC News Radio and Westwood One. The FCC license is held by Radio License Holding CBC, LLC.
Providence is in the Providence, RI-New Bedford, MA market, where local newspapers include The Providence Journal and Providence Business News. Sister stations include WEAN-FM, WPRO-FM, WPRV, WWKX and WWLI.
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WPRO at a glance
- Frequency
- 630 AM
- On air as
- News/Talk 99.7 FM & AM 630 WPRO
- Format
- News/Talk
- Licensed to
- Providence, RI
- Market
- Providence, RI-New Bedford, MA
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