WPIW
WPIW (1590 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country format. Licensed to Mount Vernon, Indiana, United States, the station serves the Posey County area. The station is currently owned by The Original Company, Inc. WPIW runs several sporting events, including North Posey High School football and basketball. WPIW began broadcasting in 1955 as WPCO. On December 19, 2016, WRCY changed its format from country to sports, with programming from Fox Sports Radio. On July 25, 2022, WRCY changed its format from sports to classic country, branded as "AM 1590 & FM 98.9 WPIW". The station changed its call letters to WPIW on September 12, 2022.
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| Broadcast area | Evansville, Indiana |
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| Frequency | 1590 kHz |
| Branding | 98.9 WPIW |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic country |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | The Original Company, Inc |
| Operator | Posey Country Radio |
| WMVI | |
| History | |
First air date | 1955 (as WPCO) |
Former call signs | WPCO (1955–1999) WRCY (1999–2022) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 53088 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 500 watts day 35 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°56′3.00″N 87°55′42.00″W / 37.9341667°N 87.9283333°W |
| Translator | 98.9 W255DQ (Poseyville) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.poseycountyradio.com |
WPIW (1590 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country format. Licensed to Mount Vernon, Indiana, United States, the station serves the Posey County area. The station is currently owned by The Original Company, Inc.[2]
WPIW runs several sporting events, including North Posey High School football and basketball. WPIW began broadcasting in 1955 as WPCO.[3]
On December 19, 2016, WRCY changed its format from country to sports, with programming from Fox Sports Radio.[4]
On July 25, 2022, WRCY changed its format from sports to classic country, branded as "AM 1590 & FM 98.9 WPIW".[5] The station changed its call letters to WPIW on September 12, 2022.
Previous logos
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References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPIW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WPIW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "The Indiana Radio Archive | Stations | WRCY".
- ^ FM Sports Returns to Evansville Radioinsight - December 19, 2016
- ^ LMA Leads to Pair of Flips in Southern Indiana Radioinsight - July 28, 2022
External links
[edit]- Indiana Broadcasters Association - WRCY-FM Archived December 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- Facility details for Facility ID 53088 (WPIW) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WPIW in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 144365 (W255DQ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W255DQ at FCCdata.org
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