Station Profile-WPPA
Market: Schuylkill County
Format: Adult Contemporary/Full Service
Frequency: 1360 Kilohertz
Power: 5,000 Watts
Daily Newscasts: Hourly News at :55 minutes past
CBS News hourly
Expanded newscast during PM Drive
Sports Updates at :15 and :45 during Morning Drive
General Manager: Argie D. Tidmore
Sales Manager: Bill Tidmore
Program Director: Jay Levan
Assistant Program Director/Public Service: Deb Dougherty
News/Promotions Director: Jay Levan
News Network Affiliation: CBS Radio/Associated Press
Sports Network Affiliation: ESPN and Westwood One
Target Audience: Male/Female 25-54
Sports Coverage:
Local High School Football and Basketball, Pottsville High School Football and Basketball, Penn State Football and Basketball, Philadelphia Eagles football, Philadelphia Phillies baseball, NFL Football from Westwood One, including Monday Night Football, the playoffs and Superbowl, ESPN Sunday night baseball and the World Series.
Programming:
WPPA features many special programs, including CBS News, in-depth sportscasts featuring local and national coverage, ESPN Overnights and WPPA Sports Saturday, a weekly review and preview of all regional sports action.
WPPA-AM 1360 is consistently the #1 adult community oriented station in the market. WPPA delivers an adult audience with a weekly cumulative audience of 29,000 listeners. WPPA provides full coverage of all major news and sporting events.
WPPA…YOUR NEWS AND SPORTS LEADER!