WPRR (AM)

Infobox Radio station
name = WPRR


city = Ada, Michigan
area = Grand Rapids, Michigan
branding = Public Reality Radio
slogan =
airdate = October 1988
frequency = 1680 kHz
format = talk radio
power = 10,000 watts day
6,800 watts night
erp =
haat =
class = B
facility_id = 87106
coordinates = coord|42|56|9.00|N|85|27|26.00|W|region:GB_type:city
callsign_meaning = W Public Reality Radio
former_callsigns = WDSS (6/16/03-8/20/08)
WJNZ (10/15/98-6/16/03)
WBHD (9/4/88-10/15/98)
owner = Goodrich Radio, LLC
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast =
website =
affiliations = Pacifica Radio

WPRR (1680 AM) is a talk radio station licensed to Ada, Michigan, USA, serving the Grand Rapids area. The station is currently owned by Goodrich Radio. [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WPRR |title=WPRR Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ]

History

The station went on the air as WBHD on 1998-09-04. On 1998-10-15, the station changed its call sign to WJNZ flipping to an Urban Contemporary format as "1680 Jamz" giving Grand Rapids its first 24-hour Urban station at the time, the call letters and format are now on AM 1140. On June 16, 2003, the station changed the call letters to the current ones of WDSS and placed the Radio Disney format on the frequency. On August 20, 2008, the station's call sign changed to its current calls, WPRR. [ cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=87106&Callsign=WPRR |title=WPRR Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ]

On August 7, 2008, WDSS discontinued the Radio Disney format, switching to a continuous-loop announcement, announcing the changeover to a new "Public Reality Radio" format in September. The announcement also mentioned that the station's call sign would change over to WPRR on August 18 (the new calls actually took effect August 20). [ cite web|url=http://www.mibuzzboard.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=26440 |title=Michigan Radio & TV Buzzboard:"No more "Radio Disney" on AM 1680" |work=phillyb ] According to station owner Bob Goodrich, Public Reality Radio will be a non-profit, educational endeavor, featuring "a variety of podcasts and programming." [Grand Rapids Press, 9/7/2008] [ cite web|url=http://www.mibuzzboard.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=26680 |title=Michigan Radio & TV Buzzboard:"WDSS / WPRR AM 1680" |work=phillyb ]

On September 22, 2008, "Public Reality Radio" was launched, which includes programming from the Pacifica Radio network. [ cite web|url=http://www.mibuzzboard.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=26680 |title=Michigan Radio & TV Buzzboard:"WDSS / WPRR AM 1680" |work=phillyb ]

References

External links

* [http://www.michiguide.com/dials/rad-d/wdss.html Michiguide.com - WDSS History]
*AMQ|WPRR
*AML|WPRR
*AMARB|WPRR