WPGW AM 1440

WPGW AM 1440 diffuse en direct depuis Portland, United States, sur Tuninga Radio.

Cette station de radio est spécialisée dans la musique Variety.

and features programing from Westwood One. == Early history 1951-1974 == Glenn West, a local electronics engineer founded the AM station in 1950 with its initial sign-on that took place January 14, 1951. From that point until the summer of 1974, West (owner/operator/original licensee) and his wife ran the station with a potpourri of big band nostalgia, middle of the road, polka and adult standards. This practice continued well into the late 1960s and early 1970s when ABC diversified its radio network into its "demographic" networks (American Information, American Entertainment and American Contemporary). An FM grant from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was given to West as a construction permit in 1973 but due to West's advancing age and health concerns, the station was put up for sale. WPGW was one of the last stations in Indiana still using the original vintage equipment since its initial 1951 sign-on. == PG-14 Radio 1974-present == In the summer of 1974. WPGW (The station AM, "PG-14") is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary format. West and his wife retired and sold the daytime station to Bob Brandon (previously with WOWO in Fort Wayne) who replaced the musical potpourri with a mix of adult contemporary and oldies under the new corporate name and licensee WPGW Inc. Much of its programming was geared to older adults past the age of 50..some of the 15-inch transcription LPs were still in use in addition to public service programs produced by Armed Forces recruiters on 12 inch LPs. There were no audio cartridge playback machines used as most commercials were done either live by West and his wife or played directly on reel-to-reel.The adjacent on-air studio included a piano and microphone (but no audio production facilities since nearly all local programming was done live)in addition to a home-built EBS "air alert" receiver system located near the station's office. The station is currently owned by Wpgw, Inc. At the time the station was sold to new owners, the control room studio was still equipped with the original Gates transmitter, audio console, two 15 inch transcription turntables and a reel-to reel tape recorder/playback deck. Instead it is an acronym for the call letters and frequency without having to use the "W" portions of the call sign at the beginning and end. WPGW now operates in the evening hours with reduced power.