WPRO (AM)

WPRO

Providence, Rhode Island
Broadcast area	Rhode Island
Frequency	630 kHz
Branding	News/Talk 99.7 FM & AM 630 WPRO
Programming
Format	News/talk
Affiliations	ABC News Radio CBS News Radio NBC News Radio Radio America Westwood One New England Patriots Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Cumulus Media (Radio License Holding CBC, LLC)
Sister stations	WEAN-FM WPRO-FM WPRV WWKX WWLI
History
First air date	June 15, 1924; 100 years ago (1924-06-15) (as WKBF)
Former call signs	WKBF (1924–1925) WDWF (1925) WDWF-WLSI (1925–1931) WPRO (1931–1932) WPRO-WPAW (1932–1933)
Call sign meaning	Providence
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	64843
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	41°46′28.00″N 71°19′23.00″W / 41.7744444°N 71.3230556°W / 41.7744444; -71.3230556 (WPRO)
Repeater(s)	99.7 WEAN-FM (Wakefield-Peacedale)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.997wpro.com

WPRO (630 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Providence, Rhode Island. It is owned by Cumulus Media, broadcasting a news/talk radio format, which is simulcast in the Newport area on co-owned 99.7 WEAN-FM. The studios for WPRO and other Cumulus Providence stations are on Wampanoag Road in East Providence, at the Salty Brine Broadcast Center, named after WPRO's longtime morning host.

WPRO transmits 5,000 watts, from a transmitter site co-located with the studios in East Providence.^[2] It has a non-directional signal by day. To protect other stations on 630 kHz from interference, at night it uses a two-tower array directional antenna.