Pamal Broadcasting

Pamal Broadcasting, Ltd. is a family-owned radio ownership with stations in medium-to-small markets in the Northeast, Florida, and Louisiana. Based in the Albany suburb of Latham, New York, Pamal Broadcasting was founded in 1986 as Albany Broadcasting when business man James J. Morrell entered broadcast ownership with the purchase of WFLY and WPTR. The Pamal name, a portmanteau of the names of Morrell's children, was adopted in 1997 though the flagship Albany cluster retains the Albany Broadcasting name on-air.

As of 2005, Pamal Broadcasting was the 27th-largest owner of radio stations in the United States. [http://www.smeofeny.org/morrellbio.shtml]

Stations

Albany/Schenectady/Troy, New York

* WROW (590 kHz, Talk)
* WIZR (930 kHz, Oldies)
* WFLY (92.3 MHz, CHR)
* WYJB (95.5 MHz, Adult Contemporary)
* WAJZ (96.3 MHz, Rhythmic CHR)
* WKLI (100.9 MHz, Soft AC)
* WZMR (104.9 MHz, Active Rock)

Hudson Valley, New York

*WBNR (1260 kHz, Standards)
*WBPM (92.9 MHz, Classic Hits)
*WGHQ (920 kHz, simulcast with WBNR)
*WHUD (100.7 MHz, Adult Contemporary)
*WLNA (1420 kHz, simulcast with WBNR)
*WSPK (104.7 MHz, CHR)
*WXPK (107.1 FM, Adult Album Alternative)

Glens Falls, New York

*WMML (1230 kHz, Sports)
*WENU (1410 kHz, Standards)
*WKBE (100.3 MHz, Hot AC)
*WNYQ (101.7 MHz, Adult Contemporary)
*WFFG-FM (107.1 MHz, Country)

Rutland, Vermont

*WDVT (94.5 MHz, Classic Hits)
*WJJR (98.1 MHz, Adult Contemporary)
*WJEN (105.3 MHz, Country)
*WSYB (1380 kHz, Talk)
*WZRT (97.1 MHz, CHR)

Gainesville, Florida

*WRZN (720 kHz, Standards)
*WDVH (AM) (980 kHz, Classic Country)
*WTMN (1430 kHz, Black Gospel)
*WHHZ (100.5 MHz, Modern Rock)
*WTMG (101.3 MHz, Hip-Hop)
*WDVH-FM (101.7 MHz, Classic Country)
*WKZY (106.9 MHz, Adult Hits)

Pensacola, Florida

*WMEZ (94.1 MHz, Adult Contemporary)
*WXBM (102.7 MHz, Country)

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

*WPYR (1380 kHz, Air America Radio), is pending acquisition

Amherst, Massachusetts

*WPNI Amherst, Massachusetts - As of October 2007, currently for sale and temporarily carrying folk music programming from WUMB in Boston [http://www.wfcr.org/press_room/20070401WUMBonWPNI.pdf]

Former Pamal Stations

*WDCD Albany, New York (owned under its original WPTR calls until 1995 when sold to Crawford Broadcasting)
*WRNX Amherst, Massachusetts (owned 2003-06, sold to Clear Channel Communications, in 2007)
*WVTQ Formerly WJAN Sunderland, Vermont Sold to Vermont Public Radio in 2007
*WRGO Cedar Key, Florida Sold to WRGO RADIO, LLC in 2007
*WYNY-AM Cross City, Florida Sold to WRGO RADIO, LLC in 2007

Two stations were to be acquired by Pamal, but did not get acquired
*WNYQ Queensbury, New York (controlled by Pamal 2004-06 prior to move into the Albany market and purchase by Regent Communications who now operates it as WBZZ)
*WBEC-FM Pittsfield, Massachusetts (Pamal had an agreement in principle to move the station to the Springfield market, but later sold it to Entercom Communications which now operates it as WVEI-FM).

External links

* [http://www.pamal.com/index2.php Company homepage]