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Coordinates: 36°948N 85°3129W / 36.16333°N 85.52472°W / 36.16333; -85.52472
 

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WPTN
Broadcast areaCookeville, Tennessee
Frequency780 kHz
Branding106.1 The Eagle
Programming
FormatClassic hits
Ownership
OwnerCookeville Communications, LLC

Sister stations

KKSW, KMXN, WKSW, WGSQ, WHUB, KLWN, WDQZ, WRPW, WYST
History

First air date

1962

Former call signs

WPTN (1962-January 2010)
WHUB (January–March 2010)
Technical information[1]

Licensing authority

FCC
Facility ID13820
ClassD
Power1,000 watts (Daytime)

Transmitter coordinates

36°9′48N 85°31′29W / 36.16333°N 85.52472°W / 36.16333; -85.52472
Translator(s)106.1 W291CA (Cookeville)
Links

Public license information

  • LMS
  • WebcastListen Live
    Website1061theeagle.com

    WPTN (780 AM, "106.1 The Eagle") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format.[2] Licensed to Cookeville, Tennessee, United States, the station serves the Cookeville area. The station is owned by Cookeville Communications, LLC.[3] Because WPTN broadcasts on the same frequency as "clear–channel" station WBBMinChicago, Illinois, it only broadcasts during the daytime hours and is required to sign offatsunset.

    History

    [edit]

    WPTN is formerly a Top 40 station for the area in the 1980s. On November 3, 2017, WPTN changed their format from sports to classic hits, still branded as "106.1 The Eagle".[4]

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    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPTN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
    2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
    3. ^ "WPTN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
    4. ^ 106.1 The Eagle Cookeville Trades Sports For Classic Hits Radioinsight - November 8, 2017
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