WPSN
Encyclopedia
WPSN is an AM broadcasting
radio station
licensed to the city of Honesdale, Pennsylvania
and serves a portion of the Scranton
radio market (northeast of the city). The station broadcasts at a frequency of 1590 kHz with 2,500 watt
s daytime, 15 watt
s nighttime with a non-directional signal pattern. It simulcasts on FM translator W282BF Honesdale on 104.3 MHz with 110 watt
s.
The station is owned by Bold Gold Media. WPSN broadcasts a news/talk format branded as "Wayne Pike News" including programming coming from Premiere Radio Networks
's Rush Limbaugh
and other talk shows
AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
radio station
Radio station
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licensed to the city of Honesdale, Pennsylvania
Honesdale, Pennsylvania
Honesdale is a borough in and the county seat of Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located northeast of Scranton. The population was 4,874 at the 2000 census....
and serves a portion of the Scranton
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Scranton is a city in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania, United States. It is the county seat of Lackawanna County and the largest principal city in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area. Scranton had a population of 76,089 in 2010, according to the U.S...
radio market (northeast of the city). The station broadcasts at a frequency of 1590 kHz with 2,500 watt
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s daytime, 15 watt
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s nighttime with a non-directional signal pattern. It simulcasts on FM translator W282BF Honesdale on 104.3 MHz with 110 watt
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s.
The station is owned by Bold Gold Media. WPSN broadcasts a news/talk format branded as "Wayne Pike News" including programming coming from Premiere Radio Networks
Premiere Radio Networks
Premiere Networks is an American radio network. It is the largest syndication company in the United States based on popularity of programming...
's Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Hudson Limbaugh III is an American radio talk show host, conservative political commentator, and an opinion leader in American conservatism. He hosts The Rush Limbaugh Show which is aired throughout the U.S. on Premiere Radio Networks and is the highest-rated talk-radio program in the United...
and other talk shows