WPBR (1340kHz) is acommercialAMradio stationlicensed toLantana, Florida and serving theWest Palm Beach area. The station airs aHaitian Creoletalk andcontemporary hitsradio format. It is owned by Palm Beach Radio Group LLC.^[2]

In addition to its broadcasts on 1340 kHz, WPBR is also heard on twoFM translators: W236CV 95.1MHz,Lantana and W241AX 96.1 MHz,Boca Raton.

The 1340 frequency was first licensed in the 1940s as WWPG ("World's Winter Playground"). In 1957, it changed to WQXT.^[3] WQXT had amiddle of the road format of popular music, with news and programs from theABC Radio Network. In the 1970s, it aired anadult contemporary format under program director Don Kelley.

In 1972, Everett and Valerie Aspinwall bought the radio station from Knight Quality Stations and changed the call letters to WPBR ("Wonderful Palm Beach Radio"). It returned to a middle of the road music format, with the Aspinwalls doing a New York-style midday talk show called "Palm Beach AM." Initially, Joe Vogel was afternoon drivedisc jockey, with Frank Chester nights and Gene Tognacci on weekends.

As anNBC RadioNetwork affiliate, WPBR ranNBC Monitor on the weekends and a locally produced classical music show.

• Facility details for Facility ID 50333 (WPBR) in theFCC Licensing and Management System
• WPBR inNielsen Audio's AM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 138521 (W236CV) in theFCC Licensing and Management System
• W236CV at FCCdata.org
• Facility details for Facility ID 138734 (W241AX) in theFCC Licensing and Management System
• W241AX at FCCdata.org

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