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| Broadcast area | Philadelphia metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 1440kHz |
| Branding | WNPV Retro Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic Hits |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio,ESPN Radio andYahoo! Sports |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Four Rivers Community Broadcasting Corporation |
| History | |
First air date | October 17, 1960; 65 years ago (October 17, 1960) |
Call sign meaning | NorthPennValley (regional descriptor)[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 73347 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 250watts day 23 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°14′18.00″N75°19′0.00″W / 40.2383333°N 75.3166667°W /40.2383333; -75.3166667 |
| Translator | 98.5 W253CA (Lansdale)105.7 W289CZ (Lansdale) |
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Public license information | |
WNPV (1440AM) is aradio station owned by Four Rivers Community Broadcasting Corporation. and licensed toLansdale, Pennsylvania, United States. It serves Montgomery, Bucks and Philadelphia Counties, broadcasting aclassic hitsformat. Founded in 1960, WNPV featured a blend of nationally syndicated and local talk shows, plusFox News Radio updates and local news throughout the day. WNPV also airedPhiladelphia Phillies baseball games,NASCAR andIRL races, as well asPenn State Football games and localhigh school football contests.
In March 2020, general manager Phil Hunt announced that WNPV would cease broadcasting at the end of April. In a statement, he said, "In recent years, it has become increasingly difficult to compete for both audience and advertising dollars, and unfortunately it is no longer sustainable to continue to run the business in a way that delivers the service our community expects and deserves."[3] The station sold off its studio and broadcast tower to the North Penn School District in July.[4] Its license was donated to Four Rivers Community Broadcasting in October and the station resumed broadcasting on January 9, 2022 broadcasting an Oldies format.[5]