KWPN (AM)
Appearance
Broadcast area | Oklahoma City Metroplex |
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Frequency | 640 kHz |
Branding | ESPN Radio 640 |
Programming | |
Format | Sports |
Affiliations | ESPN Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KATT, KQOB, KYIS, WWLS-FM, WKY, KKWD | |
History | |
First air date | September 16, 1922 (as WNAD) |
Former call signs | WNAD (September 16, 1922-December 7, 1981) WWLS (1981-April 2, 2012) |
Call sign meaning | K W ESPN |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 22190 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
KWPN (640 AM, "ESPN Radio 640") is a sports talk radio station based in Oklahoma City and carries programming from ESPN Radio. Under ownership of Cumulus Media, its studios are in Northwest Oklahoma City, and the transmitter is in Norman.
The original call letters of this station were WNAD, which began broadcasting in 1922. The call letters became WWLS in 1981.
History
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On April 2, 2012 WWLS split from its "Sports Animal" simulcast with WWLS-FM 98.1 and switched to programming from ESPN Radio under new call letters, KWPN.
References
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID KWPN ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
35°17′21″N 97°30′08″W / 35.28917°N 97.50222°W