WDPN is an AM radio station in Alliance, Ohio, operating on 1310 kHz. The station airs a classic hits format. It is owned by the family company of Don Peterson who is the former publisher of The Alliance Review, and is co-owned with FM station WDJQ.

WDPN
Frequency1310 (kHz)
Branding1310 WDPN
Programming
FormatClassic hits
AffiliationsABC News Radio
Ownership
OwnerD.A. Peterson, Inc.
WDJQ
History
First air date
September 2, 1953; 71 years ago (1953-09-02) (as WFAH)[1]
Former call signs
WFAH (1953–1990)
Call sign meaning
Don Peterson
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID14913
ClassB
Power
  • 1,000 watts daytime
  • 480 watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
40°55′34″N 81°07′41″W / 40.92611°N 81.12806°W / 40.92611; -81.12806
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.am1310wdpn.com

The station first signed on the air in 1953 as WFAH, originally owned by The Review Publishing Co., with D.A. Peterson as general manager.[3] On September 1, 1990, it became WDPN.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009 (PDF). 2009. p. D-415. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WDPN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Radio Annual 1954, p. 538.
  4. ^ Call Sign History for WDPN, from FCC's AM station database. Retrieved September 4, 2018
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