| 词条 | WPTR (AM) |
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| name = WPTR | city = Schenectady, New York | area = Albany, New York | branding = | slogan = | frequency = 1240 kHz | airdate = 1942 (as WSNY) | format = Silent | power = 1,000 watts unlimited | class = C | facility_id = 8726 | coordinates = {{coord|42|48|37|N|73|59|04|W|region:US-NY_type:landmark}} | callsign_meaning = Platroon Broadcasting Company | former_callsigns = WSNY (1942-1975) WWWD (1976-1988) WVKZ (1988-2012) | affiliations = | owner = Empire Broadcasting Corporation | licensee = | sister_stations = WAIX, WABY | webcast = | website = }} WPTR (1240 AM) is a radio station located west of Schenectady, New York, United States. The station serves the Albany area as well as Schenectady. The station is owned by Empire Broadcasting Corporation. HistoryWPTR began as long running middle-of-the-road station WSNY in 1942. In 1968, WSNY flipped to Top 40, going into direct competition with more powerful and established stations WPTR (now WDCD) and WTRY (now WOFX). The format was initially a success. However, by the early 1970s, FM Top 40 began to take hold in the Albany market as well; by 1973, in addition to WPTR and WTRY, WSNY had to contend with WABY (now WAMC), WGFM (now WRVE), and WHSH (now WPYX). In 1974, WSNY left the air. In 1976, the station returned to the air as WWWD, with kind of a top 40/oldies hybrid format. WWWD began to add vast amounts of off-track betting racing to their schedule during the 1980s. In early 1988, the station became WVKZ and partially simulcasted WVKZ-FM (now WDCD-FM), with their rock based top 40 format. WVKZ drifted through various formats during the 1990s, including classic country and talk, before flipping to oldies in 2004. In February 2009, WVKZ started broadcasting Scott Shannon's True Oldies network after broadcasting as "Real Oldies" since 2004. Ernie Anastos sold his Albany-area stations—WVKZ, WABY, WQAR, and WUAM and its translator W291BY—to Empire Broadcasting Corporation in June 2012 at a purchase price of $1.2 million.[1] The transaction consummated on September 7, 2012. On September 8, 2012, the station adopted the historic WPTR call letters, formerly used on the stations now known as WDCD, WAJZ, and WDCD-FM.[2] On June 7, 2013 WPTR changed their format to sports.[3] On June 27, 2016 WPTR changed their format from sports to a simulcast of business news-formatted WAIX 1160 AM Mechanicville, branded as "Empire News Network".[4] On May 15, 2018, WPTR and its sister AM stations went silent (off the air).[5]History of call lettersThe call letters WPTR were previously assigned to an AM station (later known as WDCD (AM)) in Albany, New York.[6] References1. ^{{cite news|last=Pickney|first=Barbara|title=Joe Reilly purchases 4 Albany area radio stations|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/morning_call/2012/06/joe-reilly-purchases-4-albany-area.html|accessdate=August 17, 2012|newspaper=The Business Review|date=June 14, 2012}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Media Bureau Call Sign Actions|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-315735A1.pdf|format=PDF|date=August 15, 2012|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=August 17, 2012}} 3. ^CBS Sports Radio Comes To Albany NY Radioinsight - June 7, 2013 4. ^[https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/107018/albany-trio-switches-to-business/ Albany Trio Switches to Business] Radioinsight - June 29, 2016 5. ^[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/168426/trio-of-albany-ams-go-silent/ Trio of Albany AMs Go Silent] Radioinsight - May 17, 2018 6. ^{{cite news|title=WPTR, Owned by Theatre Chain, Starts in Albany|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1948/1948-08-09-BC.pdf|accessdate=29 December 2014|agency=Broadcasting|date=August 9, 1948}} External links{{AM station data|WPTR}}{{Albany Radio}}{{NewYork-radio-station-stub}} 1 : Radio stations in New York (state) |
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