WPOP

WPOP
Broadcast areaGreater Hartford
Frequency1410 kHz
BrandingNews Radio 1410 AM & 100.9 FM WPOP
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatNews/talk and sports radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WHCN, WKSS, WUCS, WWYZ
History
First air date
July 15, 1935; 89 years ago (1935-07-15)
Former call signs
  • WMFE (1935)
  • WNBC (1935–1944)
  • WHTD (1944–1946)
  • WONS (1946–1953)
  • WGTH (1953–1956)
Former frequencies
1380 kHz (1935–1941)
Call sign meaning
Popular music (earlier format)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID37232
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
41°41′34.36″N 72°45′5.35″W / 41.6928778°N 72.7514861°W / 41.6928778; -72.7514861 (WPOP)
Translator(s)100.9 W265EB (Hartford)
Repeater(s)97.9 WUCS-HD2 (Windsor Locks)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitenewsradio1410.iheart.com

WPOP (1410 AM) is a commercial radio station in Hartford, Connecticut, broadcasting a newstalksports radio format. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.[3][4] The studios and offices are located on Columbus Boulevard in Hartford.[5]

WPOP broadcasts with 5,000 watts. To protect other stations on AM 1410, it uses a directional antenna. The station's transmitter site is off Cedar Street in Newington, Connecticut.[6] WPOP is also heard on the HD2 channel of co-owned WUCS (97.9 FM). A 220-watt FM translator simulcasts WPOP programming, W265EB at 100.9 MHz.[7]

  1. ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPOP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "WPOP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ "WPOP Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  5. ^ "News Radio 1410 AM & 100.9 FM Contact Info: Number, Address, Advertising & More". News Radio 1410 AM & 100.9 FM.
  6. ^ "WPOP-AM Radio Station Coverage Map". radio-locator.com.
  7. ^ "W265EB-FM 100.9 MHz - Hartford, CT". radio-locator.com.