Pamal Broadcasting

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Pamal Broadcasting, Ltd. is a family-owned radio ownership with stations in medium-to-small markets in the Northeast, Florida, and Louisiana. Based in the Albany suburb of Latham, New York, Pamal Broadcasting was founded in 1986 as Albany Broadcasting when car dealership owner and philanthropist James J. Morrell entered broadcast ownership with the purchase of WFLY and WPTR. The Pamal name, a portmanteau of the names of Morrell's daughter Pam and son Al, was adopted in 1999 though the flagship Albany cluster retains the Albany Broadcasting name on-air.

As of 2005, Pamal Broadcasting was the 27th-largest owner of radio stations in the United States.[1]

1 Stations
2 Former Pamal Stations
3 External link

[edit] Stations

[edit] Albany/Schenectady/Troy, New York

WROW (590 kHz, Talk)
WIZR (930 kHz, Oldies)
WFLY (92.3 MHz, CHR)
WYJB (95.5 MHz, Adult Contemporary)
WAJZ (96.3 MHz, Rhythmic CHR)
WKLI (100.9 MHz, Soft AC)
WZMR (104.9 MHz, Active Rock)

[edit] Hudson Valley, New York

WBNR (1260 kHz, Standards)
WLNA (1420 kHz, simulcast with WBNR)
WHUD (100.7 MHz, Adult Contemporary)
WSPK (104.7 MHz, CHR)
WXPK (107.1 FM, Adult Album Alternative)
- Pending acquisition are WGHQ (920 kHz, Talk) and WBPM (92.9 MHz, Oldies)

[edit] Glens Falls, New York

WMML (1230 kHz, Sports)
WENU (1410 kHz, Standards)
WKBE (100.3 MHz, Hot AC)
WENU-FM (101.7 MHz, Adult Contemporary)
WFFG-FM (107.1 MHz, Country)

[edit] Rutland, Vermont

WJEN (94.5 MHz, Country)
WJAN (95.1 MHz), a simulcast of WJEN in the Manchester, VT area, is pending a sale to Vermont Public Radio.
WJJR (98.1 MHz, Adult Contemporary)
WEBK (105.3 MHz, Adult Album Alternative)
- Pending acquisition are WYSB (1380 kHz, Talk) and WZRT (97.1 MHz, CHR)

[edit] Gainesville, Florida

WRZN (720 kHz, Standards)
WDVH (AM) (980 kHz, Classic Country)
WYNY (AM) (1240 kHz, simulcast with WDVH)
WTMN (1430 kHz, Black Gospel)
WHHZ (100.5 MHz, Modern Rock)
WTMN (101.3 MHz, Hip-Hop)
WDVH-FM (101.3 MHz, Country)
WRGO (102.7 MHz, Oldies)
WKZY (106.9 MHz, Hot AC)

[edit] Pensacola, Florida

WMEZ (94.1 MHz, Adult Contemporary)
WXBM (102.7 MHz, Country)

[edit] Baton Rouge, Louisiana

- Pamal's first station in the market, WPYR (1380 kHz, Air America Radio), is pending acquisition

[edit] Former Pamal Stations

WDCD Albany, New York (owned under its original WPTR calls until 1995 when sold to Crawford Broadcasting)
WRNX Amherst, Massachusetts (owned 2003-06, pending sale to Clear Channel Communications, now is WBZZ)
WPNI Amherst, Massachusetts (owned 2003-06, to be sold)

Two stations were to be acquired by Pamal, but did not get acquired

WNYQ Queensbury, New York (controlled by Pamal 2004-06 prior to move into the Albany market and purchase by Regent Communications)
WBEC-FM Pittsfield, Massachusetts (Pamal had an agreement in principle to move the station to the Springfield market, but later sold it to Entercom Communications which now operates it as WVEI-FM).