Monday, March 10, 2008

From the East Prov-based broadcaster:

News Talk 630 WPRO adds the 99.7frequency to its award winning news talk program.  The new FM signal is in addition to the existing signal at 630 on the AM dial that Rhode Islanders and Southern New Englanders have come to depend on for more than 80 years. The station will be known as: “News Talk 630 WPRO and 99.7 FM”.

 

"With this milestone Rhode Island broadcast event we expect that our listeners will find WPRO's unique blend of news and talk programming with more reliability in more places," Giammarco said.  "Listeners will be able to hear the same great WPRO programs on both the AM and FM dials", whether at home, at work, in their cars or at the beaches," he added.

 

Citadel Broadcasting Providence General Manager Barbara Haynes said, “Adding the 99.7 frequency to the quality news and talk programming of 630 WPRO increases the reach to new audiences that are specific to the FM frequency.  It is exciting to add this option for our listeners, and to invite new listeners to 630WPRO and 99.7 FM.”

 

At 5:00 A.M. on Tuesday, March 11, 2008, a switch will be thrown at the Salty Brine Broadcast Center in East Providence to bring WPRO's heritage news and talk programming to 99.7 FM.  For the past several years, 99.7 FM simulcast Citadel's "Sports Radio 790 the Score". 

 

The addition of WPRO will bring regular FM listeners WPRO's stellar, local news and talk line-up, including "Bill Haberman and the WPRO First News" from 5:00 A.M. to 6:00 A.M.; the "WPRO Morning News with John DePetro" from 6:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M.; "The Buddy Cianci Show" from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.; "The Dan Yorke Show" from 2:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M., and "The Matt Allen Show" from 6:00 to 7:00 P.M.