WPMO

WPMO

WPMO

Radio station in Pascagoula-Moss Point, Mississippi

WPMO (1580 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Pascagoula-Moss Point, Mississippi. The station airs a sports radio format, and is owned by Noah Britt, through licensee Tri City Radio, LLC.[1] Most programming comes from the Infinity Sports Network.

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By day, WPMO is powered at 5,000 watts. But to protect other stations on 1580 AM from interference, at night it reduces power to 51 watts. It uses a directional antenna at all times, with a two-tower array. The radio studios and transmitter are on Telephone Road in Pascagoula.[2]

History

The station first signed on as WPMP in September 1951; 72 years ago (1951-09). Its call sign changed to WPMO in March 2011. It had also used the WPMO call letters in the late-1980s.


References

  1. [1]
    "WPMO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Accessed November 26, 2013
  2. [2]
    Radio-Locator.com/WPMO

30°23′01″N 88°32′07″W

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