WPFB

For the Middletown, Ohio radio station that held the call sign WPFB-FM at 105.9 FM in 1985 and from 1988 to 2011, see WNKN.
Not to be confused with WPBF.
WPFB
Simulcast of WNOP, Newport, KY
Broadcast areaDayton metro area
Frequency910 kHz
BrandingSacred Heart Radio
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatCatholic talk/services
NetworkEWTN Global Catholic Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
  • Sacred Heart Radio Inc.
  • (Sacred Heart Radio Inc.)
History
First air date
1947; 77 years ago (1947)
Call sign meaning
former owner Paul F. Braden
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID54836
ClassD
Power
  • 1,000 watts (day)
  • 100 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
39°30′57.00″N 84°21′5.00″W / 39.5158333°N 84.3513889°W / 39.5158333; -84.3513889
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitesacredheartradio.com

WPFB (910 AM) is a radio station broadcasting Catholic programming after a switch from an adult album alternative format as a simulcast of WNKU. It is licensed to Middletown, Ohio, United States, and serves the Dayton area. The station is owned by Sacred Heart Radio, Inc. and is now simulcasting WNOP 740 AM licensed in Newport, Kentucky.[2][3] In April 2016, WPFB was sold to Sacred Heart Radio, a religious talk radio station based in Norwood, Ohio. On June 3, 2016 WPFB began simulcasting WNOP (AM) alongside WHSS.[4]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPFB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WPFB Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "WPFB Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. ^ "FCC Approves Sacred Heart Radio Expansion". The Catholic Beat.