WPVD

For the radio station in West Warwick, Rhode Island, which held the call sign WPVD from 2017 to 2020, see WWRI (AM).

WPVD
Broadcast areaProvidence, Fall River
Frequency1290 kHz
BrandingThe Public's Radio
Programming
FormatPublic radio
Ownership
OwnerRhode Island Public Radio
WNPE, WNPN, WNPH
History
First air date
December 15, 1947
Former call signs
  • WNAF (1947–1949)
  • WDEM (1949–1952)
  • WICE (1952–1983)
  • WRCP (1983–1998)
  • WRNI (1998–2018)
  • WRPA (2018–2020)
  • WPPB (2020)
Call sign meaning
Providence
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID48308
ClassD
Power
  • 400 watts day
  • 16 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
41°51′22.86″N 71°26′42.21″W / 41.8563500°N 71.4450583°W / 41.8563500; -71.4450583
Translator(s)102.9 W275DA (Providence)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.ripr.org

WPVD (1290 AM) is a public radio station in Providence, Rhode Island. It is owned by Rhode Island Public Radio. The station simulcasts WNPN 89.3 FM.

WPVD transmits with 400 watts by day, 16 watts by night, using a one-tower omnidirectional antenna. The transmitter is off Douglas Avenue in North Providence.[2]

On November 23, 2018, the FCC granted a construction permit for W275DA, an FM translator station on 102.9 MHz.[3] On September 30, 2021, W275DA began broadcasting from the same tower as WPRO-FM.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPVD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WPVD
  3. ^ FCC facility record for W275DA