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WMLP

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WMLP
Simulcasts WWPA Williamsport
Broadcast area
Sunbury-Selinsgrove-Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Frequency1380 kHz
Programming
FormatConservative talk radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Vic Michael
  • (Michael Radio Company, LLC)
History
First air date
October 22, 1955 (1955-10-22)
Former frequencies
1570 kHz[1]
Call sign meaning
Milton, Pennsylvania
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
73271
ClassD
Power
  • 1,000 watts (day)
  • 18 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
40°59′59.71″N 76°52′1.0″W / 40.9999194°N 76.866944°W / 40.9999194; -76.866944 (WMLP)
Translators
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitetwinvalleystalk.com

WMLP (1380 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Milton, Pennsylvania, United States. The station is owned by the Michael Radio Company, LLC, headed by Vic Michael.[3] It broadcasts a conservative talk format sourced from the Salem Radio Network and Westwood One.

Programming is also heard on 99-watt FM translator W233CP at 94.5 MHz.

History

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The station signed on the air on October 22, 1955. It originally was a daytimer, required to go off the air at sunset. In 1967, it added an FM station, 100.9 WMLP-FM.[4] Today that station is WVLY-FM.

Former logo

Vic Michael acquired 1380 WMLP from Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation on February 21, 2020.

Translator

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Broadcast translator for WMLP
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
W233CP 94.5 FM Milton, Pennsylvania 200818 99 360 m (1,181 ft) D 41°11′43.0″N 76°58′17.0″W / 41.195278°N 76.971389°W / 41.195278; -76.971389 (W233CP) LMS

References

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  1. ^ "History". Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMLP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Jacobson, Adam (October 30, 2019). "Vic Michael Takes A Penn. AM From Roger Haddon's Group | Radio & Television Business Report". Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  4. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-180
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