From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WPNI (1430 AM is an American radio station licensed by the FCC to serve the community of Amherst, Massachusetts.
6 Johnson Road Licenses, Inc acquired the station from Western Massachusetts Radio Company in 2003[1]. 6 Johnson Road Licenses, Inc is a wholly owned subsidiary of privately held Pamal Broadcasting.[2]
For a period of time after the purchase, WPNI was LMA'ed (leased) to the University of Massachusetts - Amherst to provide an AM feed of the National Public Radio (NPR) News and Ideas channel. The NPR programming was moved to Clear Channel's WNNZ (AM) on April 2nd, 2007 through a unique agreement where UMASS programs the station, but Clear Channel retains ownership of the station and shares in the revenue stream generated by the station. [3][4]
Following the transition of the NPR programming to WNNZ, Pamal Broadcasting announced that the station is for sale and will temporarily carry the programming of WUMB-FM, a folk music non-profit radio station from the University of Massachusetts - Boston. [5]
[edit] External links
|
NPR Member Stations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
|
| WGBH Stations |
|
|
| WBUR Stations |
Boston WBUR-FM · Harwich WCCT · W. Yarmouth WBUR (AM)
|
|
| WUMB Stations |
Boston WUMB-FM · Falmouth WFPB-FM · Orleans WFPB (AM) · Worcester WBPR
|
|
| Other Stations |
|
|
|
|
|
