WWRI (AM)

WWRI
Broadcast area
Frequency1450 kHz
BrandingClassic Rock I-105.5 and 1450 AM
Programming
FormatClassic rock
Ownership
Owner
  • Chris DiPaola
  • (DiPonti Communications, LLC)
History
First air date
August 15, 1956; 68 years ago (1956-08-15)[1]
Former call signs
  • WWRI (1955–1969)
  • WSVP (1969–1973)
  • WKRI (1973–1995)
  • WHIM (1995–1998)
  • WDYZ (1998–2000)
  • WHRC (2000–2001)
  • WWRI (2001–2002)
  • WLKW (2002–2017)
  • WPVD (2017–2020)
Call sign meaning
West Warwick, Rhode Island
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID15959
ClassC
Power1,000 watts (unlimited)
Transmitter coordinates
41°41′38.36″N 71°31′24.22″W / 41.6939889°N 71.5233944°W / 41.6939889; -71.5233944
Translator(s)105.5 W288EE (West Warwick)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitei951classicrock.wixsite.com/kentcountyrocks

WWRI (1450 AM) is a radio station licensed to West Warwick, Rhode Island, and serving the Providence metropolitan area. The station is owned by Chris DiPaola, through licensee DiPonti Communications, LLC, and broadcasts a classic rock radio format.

WWRI transmits with 1,000 watts of power. It is also heard on FM translator W288EE in West Warwick, on 105.5 MHz. It uses the FM translator’s frequency in its moniker "I-105.5".

  1. ^ 1995 Providence Journal Almanac, p. 250
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WWRI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.