WPVQ

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WPVQ
City Greenfield, Massachusetts
Branding Bear Country 95.3
Frequency 95.3 MHz (Channel 237)
(also on HD Radio)
Format Country
ERP 570 watts
HAAT 232 meters (761 feet)
Class A
Facility ID 54780
Transmitter coordinates 42°41′50″N 72°36′20″W / 42.69722°N 72.60556°W / 42.69722; -72.60556
Former callsigns WRSI[1]
Owner Saga Communications
(Saga Communications of New England, LLC)
Sister stations WRSI, WHAI
Website http://bear953.com/

WPVQ (95.3 FM, "Bear Country 95.3") is a radio station licensed to serve Greenfield, Massachusetts. The station is owned by Saga Communications and licensed to Saga Communications of New England, LLC. It airs a Country music format.[2]

History

In August, 1996, Dynacom purchased WRSI (95.3 FM) and WGAM from Radio Skutnik, Inc. (Ed Skutnik, owner) for a reported sale price of $650,000.[3] In August 1999, Vox Media Corp. purchased Dynacom and all of its radio assets, including WRSI, for a reported $5.5 million.[4]

In July, 2000, Vox purchased WPVQ (93.9 FM) from Cardwell Broadcasting for a reported sale price of $2.925 million.[5]

In February, 2001, WPVQ swapped frequencies with WRSI so that WRSI now broadcasts on 93.9 MHz from Turners Falls, Massachusetts, and WPVQ broadcasts on its current 95.3 MHz.[6] The 95.3 FM station was assigned the WPVQ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on February 1, 2001.[1]

In December 2003, Saga Communications announced that it had reached an agreement to purchase WRSI (93.9 FM) and WPVQ (95.3 FM) plus WRSY (101.5 FM) from Vox.[7] The $7 million deal closed in April 2004.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  3. ↑ Fybush, Scott (2006-08-28). "Entercom's Big Week". NorthEast Radio Watch.
  4. ↑ Fybush, Scott (1999-08-06). "Sales Galore". NorthEast Radio Watch.
  5. ↑ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. 2000-07-31.
  6. ↑ Fybush, Scott (2001-12-31). "2001: The Year in Review". NorthEast Radio Watch.
  7. ↑ Fybush, Scott (2003-12-29). "Saga Adds in Pioneer Valley". NorthEast Radio Watch.
  8. ↑ Fybush, Scott (2004-04-12). "Nassau Shakeup in Maine". NorthEast Radio Watch.


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