This article is about a Providence, Rhode Island, radio station. For the Cincinnati, Ohio, station formerly known as WPRV, see WFTK. For the Puerto Rico TV station formerly known as WPRV-TV, see WORO-DT.
Radio station in Rhode Island, United States
WPRV
Providence, Rhode Island
United States
Broadcast area
Providence metropolitan area
Frequency
790 kHz
Branding
790 The Score
Programming
Format
Sports betting
Affiliations
Westwood One
BetQL Network
Infinity Sports Network
Boston Celtics Radio Network
New York Yankees Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
Cumulus Media
(Radio License Holding CBC, LLC)
Sister stations
WEAN-FM
WPRO
WPRO-FM
WWKX
WWLI
History
First air date
June 2, 1922 (as WEAN)[1]
Former call signs
WEAN (1922–1986)
WWAZ (1986–1989)
WLKW (1989–1997)
WSKO (1997–2008)
Call sign meaning
Providence
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID
64840
Class
B
Power
5,000 watts
Links
Public license information
Public file
LMS
Webcast
Listen live
Website
www.thescore790.com
WPRV (790 AM, "The Score") is a commercial radio station in Providence, Rhode Island. The station is owned by Cumulus Media, and airs a sports radio format, largely focused on sports betting. The studios are on Wampanoag Trail in East Providence. Established in 1922 as WEAN, the station is the oldest surviving radio station in Rhode Island.
WPRV’s power is 5,000 watts, non-directional by day, but to protect other stations on 790 AM from interference, at night it uses a directional antenna with a two-tower array. The transmitter is off King Phillip Road in East Providence, near the Seekonk River.[3]
^"Radio Stations 40 or more years old in 1962: WEAN Providence, R. I.", Broadcasting, May 14, 1962, page 134.
^"Facility Technical Data for WPRV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
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