- WIPS (defunct)
Infobox Radio station
name = WIPS
city = Ticonderoga,New York
area =North Country, New York
branding =
slogan = "The Bridge"
airdate =
frequency = 1250kHz
format =Classic Hits
power = 1,000watt s day
85watt s night
erp =
haat =
class = D
facility_id = 468
coordinates = coord|43|51|16.00|N|73|23|24.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning = We're International Paper's Station
former_callsigns =
owner = Bisiblue, L.L.C.
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast =
website =
affiliations =ABC Radio WIPS (1250 AM) was a
radio station that broadcasted aClassic Hits format. Licensed toTiconderoga, New York , USA, the station served the North Country. The station was owned by Bisiblue, L.L.C.. [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WIPS |title=WIPS Facility Record |work=United StatesFederal Communications Commission , audio division ]WIPS started as a AM station located on Route 73 in outside the town of Ticonderoga, NY. The studio and its transmitter were both located on the shores of
Lake Champlain . In the early 1980s, a fire burned the original studios to the ground. Limestone Communications ran WIPS for a while, adding a FM version. WIPS broadcast sunrise to sunset. Most recently, WIPS was located inCrown Point, New York , 12 miles from the original site. At the time of its closure, WIPS was running theTimeless Favorites format fromABC Radio .After losing thousands of dollars per month, WIPS went silent on
February 29 ,2008 . [ cite web|url=http://www.pressrepublican.com/archivesearch/local_story_066224610.html |title=WIPS Radio goes dark ]External links
*AMQ|WIPS
*AML|WIPS
*AMARB|WIPS
Saratoga Radio
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