WPRO-FM
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WPRO-FM (92.3 FM) is a radio station in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. The station broadcasts a top 40 format. It is the sister station to WPRO. The station has been owned by Cherry & Webb Broadcasting Corp., Capital Cities Communications, Tele-Media, and Citadel Broadcasting, and was acquired by Cumulus Media in September 2011.
Its transmitter is located in Johnston, Rhode Island. The studio is located in the Brine Broadcasting Center located on Wampanoag Trail on the East Providence/Barrington line.
WPRO-FM alumni
- Gary Berkowitz - WPRO's first program director under their Top 40 format
- Rocky Allen
- Bruce Diamond
- Tom Cuddy
- Tony Bristol
- David Simpson
- Jimmy Gray
- Don Geronimo
History
WPRO-FM began broadcasting on April 17, 1948. It was owned by Cherry & Webb Broadcasting Company.[1]
On April 29, 1974, at 3:00 PM, it changed formats from easy listening to its current Top 40 format.[2]
References
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- 92 Pro FM
- 92 PRO FM On-Air Playlist
- 92 Pro FM's Official Myspace
- Audio of WPRO-FM on this page from 1959 simulcasting WPRO/630 & in 1976 as Top 40 "FM92"
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WPRO
- Radio-Locator information on WPRO
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WPRO
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- ↑ Video of WPRO-FM's 40-year celebration of being a Top 40 station. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
