WPLM (1390 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve

Plymouth, Massachusetts Plymouth ( ; historically also spelled as Plimouth and Plimoth) is a town in and the county seat of Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. Located in Greater Boston, the town holds a place of great prominence in American history, folklor ...

, United States. WPLM broadcasts to the South Shore and

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areas. The station is owned by Plymouth Rock Broadcasting Co., Inc. WPLM broadcasts a

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format.

History

WPLM signed on August 8, 1955, with

WPLM-FM WPLM-FM (99.1 FM broadcasting, FM, "Easy 99.1") is a soft adult contemporary music station licensed to Plymouth, Massachusetts. It is owned by Plymouth Rock Broadcasting Co.. Its transmitter is located in Plymouth. With a 50,000 watt signal, WPLM ...

(99.1) being added on June 25, 1961. The two stations simulcast all programming from the FM station's launch until October 1997, when the station began to carry the Eastern Massachusetts Financial News Network, based out of WADN (1120 AM, now WBNW), in

morning drive Drive time is the daypart in which radio broadcasters can reach the most people who listen to car radios while driving, usually to and from work, or on public transportation. Drive-time periods are when the number of radio listeners in this c ...

. In May 1999, WPLM's simulcast of WBNW was expanded to run from 6a.m. to 6p.m. On January 15, 2015, WPLM returned to a full simulcast with WPLM-FM. For much of its history, WPLM was branded as "The radio voice of America's Hometown,

and the Islands." WPLM went silent on June 7, 2018. It resumed operations on June 6, 2019. The station again went off the air January 7, 2024, after part of its transmitter burned out. The station has applied to broadcast on the same tower its FM sister station is using but at a reduced power of 500 watts by day and 25 watts at night. It returned to the air on December 12, 2024.

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External links

FCC History Cards for WPLM
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