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WPMZ

East Providence, Rhode Island United States
Broadcast area	Providence metropolitan area
Frequency	1110 kHz
Branding	Spanish: Poder 1110 (AM) Spanish: Poder 102.1 (FM)
Programming
Format	Spanish tropical
Ownership
Owner	Video Mundo Broadcasting Co., LLC
History
First air date	April 15, 1947
Former call signs	WKID (CP, 1947) WHIM (1947–1992) WWRX (1992–1993) WHIM (1993–1995)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	4377
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts (daytime only)
Transmitter coordinates	41°49′40.36″N 71°22′7.2″W / 41.8278778°N 71.368667°W / 41.8278778; -71.368667
Translator(s)	See § Translator
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.poder1110.com

WPMZ (1110 AM, "Poder 1110") is a radio station licensed to serve East Providence, Rhode Island, United States. The station is owned by Video Mundo Broadcasting Co., LLC. It airs a Spanish tropical format. WPMZ is relayed on an FM translator: W271CR on 102.1 MHz. The station has been assigned the callsign WPMZ by the Federal Communications Commission since November 1, 1995.

History

WPMZ was known as WHIM from its inception in 1947 until the 1990s. It was the first radio station to employ Jefferson Kaye as an announcer; Kaye (then known as Jeff Krimm) would move on to stations in Boston, Buffalo and Philadelphia.

As WHIM

A construction permit for a new daytime-only radio station was filed by Inter-City Broadcasting on July 29, 1946, and granted on October 17, 1946. The station's first callsign was WKID, but was changed to WHIM on March 6, 1947, before the station signed on-air. WHIM signed on the air on April 15, 1947 with 1,000 watts of power (daytime only). A license to cover was filed for on June 24, 1947. Intercity Broadcasters would own the station until 1957, when it was sold to Buckley-Jaeger Broadcasting. Buckley-Jaeger owned the station until 1964, when it was sold to Golden Gate Corporation. Golden Gate would also sign on an FM sister station: WHIM-FM (now WHJY). Golden Gate sold WHIM-AM-FM to Culligan Communications Corporation in 1969. WHIM-AM-FM's ownership would change again 2 years later in 1971 to Franks Broadcasting. In 1979, Franks Broadcasting applied to increase the power on WHIM to 5,000 watts daytime and change the community of license to East Providence, Rhode Island. Franks sold WHIM-AM-FM to East Providence Broadcasting in 1980. East Providence Broadcasting sold WHIM to Bear Broadcasting (owner of then-WERI (AM) on March 8, 1989.

As WWRX (AM), back to WHIM, and to WPMZ

The next callsign change would occur on February 22, 1992, when it changed to WWRX. The format would change to a relay of CNN as "1110 CNN". During this time, current WPRI-TV/WNAC-TV anchor Mike Montecalvo would be an anchor on the station. The WHIM callsign would return on June 1, 1993, until changing to WPMZ on November 1, 1995. On the same date, the intellectual property of WHIM would switch to the former WKRI. Bear Broadcasting sold WPMZ to current owner Video Mundo Broadcasting in 1998.

Former personalities

• Jefferson Kaye (as Jeff Krimm)
• Mike Montecalvo (1992, during the "1110 CNN" era)

Translator

References

1. "F.C.C.'s history cards for WPMZ; retrieved March 27, 2019". Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
2. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Archived from the original on 2013-05-28. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
3. "Facility Technical Data for WPMZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
4. "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
5. Fybush, Scott (November 19, 2012). NERW 11/19/2012: Jeff Kaye, RIP – and Erie’s new CHR Archived 2019-06-29 at the Wayback Machine. NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
6. "F.C.C.'s history cards for WPMZ, p.3. Retrieved March 27, 2019". Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
7. "Transfer of ownership from East Providence Broadcasting to Bear Broadcasting; retrieved March 28, 2019". Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
8. "Rhode Island state senate bill S0851, dated April 15, 2015, honoring Mike Montecalvo's induction in the Rhode Island Radio Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 28, 2019". Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
9. "BAL-19971015GL; retrieved March 28, 2019". Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2024.

External links

• Official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 4377 (WPMZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WPMZ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 71534 (W271CR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• W271CR at FCCdata.org

• Hispanic and Latino American culture in Providence, Rhode Island
• Radio stations in Rhode Island
• Spanish-language radio stations in Rhode Island
• Radio stations established in 1947
• East Providence, Rhode Island
• 1947 establishments in Rhode Island
• Daytime-only radio stations in Rhode Island