WPUT (FM)

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"WQCD (FM)" redirects here. For other uses, see WQCD (disambiguation).

WPUT
Frequency90.1 MHz
Programming
FormatJazz; community
Ownership
Owner
  • Dennis and Maureen Jackson
  • (Foothills Public Radio, Inc.)
History
First air date
2012 (2012)
Former call signs
WVWA (2008)
WJJZ (2008–2009)
WJZZ (2009–2014)
WQCD (2014–2015)
WPUT-FM (July 1–7, 2015)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID175564
ClassA
ERP440 watts
HAAT−13 meters (−43 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°19′44″N 73°35′29″W / 41.32889°N 73.59139°W / 41.32889; -73.59139
Links
Public license information

WPUT (90.1 FM) is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve North Salem, New York, United States. The station is owned by Dennis and Maureen Jackson, through licensee Foothills Public Radio, Inc. The station airs a jazz music and community radio format.[3]

History

This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on January 22, 2008.[4] The new station was assigned the call sign WVWA by the FCC on May 29, 2008.[1] While still under construction, the station applied for a new call sign and was assigned WJJZ by the FCC on September 22, 2008.[1][5] The station was assigned the WJZZ call letters by the FCC on March 31, 2009.[1][6] The station changed its call sign to WQCD on October 2, 2014, and to WPUT-FM on June 2, 2015; on July 8, 2015, the "-FM" suffix was dropped.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPUT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "90.1 FM in North Salem (Westchester County) to be WJZZ". New York State Broadcasters Association. March 30, 2009.
  4. ^ "Application Search Details (BNPED-20071022BVW)". FCC Media Bureau. January 22, 2008.
  5. ^ Fybush, Scott (September 29, 2008). "Scranton's Ron Allen Dies". North East Radio Watch. The 100-watter on 90.1 won't sign on as WVWA after all (sob!), but will use the WJJZ calls recently abandoned in Philadelphia; and, yes, it will be a jazz station when it signs on next year.
  6. ^ Fybush, Scott (March 30, 2009). "1050 CHUM, Larry Glick Both Gone". North East Radio Watch. The new station will be a jazz and community-radio outlet serving northern Westchester and the Danbury area once Dennis gets it on the air.