WLPW

WLPW (105.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Lake Placid, New York, United States. Established in 1979,[1] the station is owned by Jonathan Becker and Gregory Gallacher, through licensee North Country Radio, Inc.[2] As of June 2017, the station is silent.[3]

WLPW
CityLake Placid, New York
Frequency105.5 MHz
Branding"Adirondack 105"
Slogan"EVERYTHING That Rocks"
Programming
FormatMainstream rock
Ownership
OwnerJonathan Becker and Gregory Gallacher
(North Country Radio, Inc.)
WSLP, WVSL
History
First air date
October 1979 (1979-10)[1]
Technical information
Facility ID54653
ClassC3
ERP7,100 watts
HAAT−55 meters (−180 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
44°15′36″N 74°1′22″W
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websiteadirondack105.com

WLPW formerly broadcast a classic rock format branded as "Rock 105", which was simulcast with WRGR (102.1 FM) in Tupper Lake, New York; the stations subsequently began to simulcast sister station WNBZ-FM. WLPW went silent in June 2017 after the station stopped paying rent on the tower it had broadcast from.[3] In November 2017, as part of its acquisition of WNBZ in Saranac Lake, North Country Radio, owner of WSLP, obtained a right of first refusal to buy WLPW for $25,000 within thirty days of the station returning to the air.[4]

On March 9, 2018, the FCC granted the application to transfer the license and ownership from Radio Lake Placid, Inc. to North Country Radio.[5] The transfer was consummated on March 15, 2018, at a price of $32,500.

References
  1. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-303. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  2. "WLPW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. Knight, Chris (June 21, 2017). "The death of local radio?". Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  4. Hart, Glynis; Crowley, Peter (November 28, 2017). "WNBZ may return". Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  5. "WLPW Assignment of License GRANTED". FCC. March 9, 2018.


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