WJIP

WJIP
Simulcast of WKIP, Poughkeepsie
Broadcast areaSoutheastern Catskill Mountains
Frequency1370 kHz
BrandingNews Radio 1450/1370 WKIP
Programming
FormatNews/talk
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Westwood One
Compass Media Networks
Fox News Radio
Ownership
Owner
WKIP, WRNQ, WPKF, WRWD-FM, WHUC, WBWZ, WZCR, WCTW, WRWB-FM
History
First air date
1964; 60 years ago (1964) (as WELV)
Former call signs
WELV (1964–2004)
WRWD (2004–2006)
WELG (2006–2009)
WRWD (2009–2012)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID63528
ClassD
Power5,000 watts day
Transmitter coordinates
41°44′19.00″N 74°23′48.00″W / 41.7386111°N 74.3966667°W / 41.7386111; -74.3966667
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Website1450wkip.iheart.com

WJIP (1370 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk radio format. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, through licensee iHM Licenses, LLC, and is licensed to Ellenville, New York, United States. The station broadcasts with a power of 5,000 watts, daytime only, from a single tower located off Irish Cape Road in the hamlet of Napanoch.[2]

The station simulcasts the programming of AM 1450 WKIP in nearby Poughkeepsie. Weekdays begin with a local morning show, Hudson Valley Focus Live with Tom Sipos. The rest of the day features nationally syndicated shows, mostly from co-owned Premiere Networks, including Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, Mark Levin and This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal. Weekends feature shows from Kim Komando, Joe Pags, Gary Sullivan, Leo Laporte, Ric Edelman, Bill Handel and The Jesus Christ Show. Some weekend hours are paid brokered programming. Most hours begin with world and national news from Fox News Radio.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WJIP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WJIP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.