WPLA
City | Dry Branch, Georgia |
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Broadcast area | Macon, Georgia |
Branding | "Fox Sports 1670" |
Frequency | 1670 kHz |
First air date | February 10, 2004 (license granted) |
Format | Sports |
Power |
10,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
Class | B |
Facility ID | 87110 |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°48′16″N 83°36′16″W / 32.80444°N 83.60444°WCoordinates: 32°48′16″N 83°36′16″W / 32.80444°N 83.60444°W |
Former callsigns |
WAXP (1998-1998) WNML(1998-1999) WRNC (1999-2003) WMWR (2003-2006) WVVM (2006-2009) WFSM (2009-2010) |
Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (AMFM Radio Licenses, L.L.C.) |
Sister stations | WIBB-FM, WIHB, WIHB-FM, WQBZ, WRBV, WZCH |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | foxsports1670.com |
WPLA (1670 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Sports format. Licensed to Dry Branch, Georgia, USA, the station serves the Macon area during the day and the southeast United States at night. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc..[1]
Fox Sports 1670 is the home of the Bill Shanks Show from 3-6 pm every weekday. Shanks is joined by producer Russ Brown, update anchor Charles Olson, and occasionally Skip Seda. The program focuses on state sports, with the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Falcons, Georgia Bulldogs, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, and Atlanta Hawks the main focus.
WPLA also is the flagship station for Mercer University Bears Basketball.
History
The station was assigned the call letters WAXP on March 6, 1998. On July 1, 1998, the station changed its call sign to WNML, then on March 1, 1999 to WRNC. WRNC changed on November 17, 2003 to WMWR, again on February 21, 2006 to WVVM, then on March 2, 2009 to WFSM, and on October 14, 2010 to the current WPLA.[2]
References
- ↑ "WPLA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "WPLA Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WPLA
- Radio-Locator Information on WPLA
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WPLA