Press Communications
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| Company type | Limited Liability Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Broadcast television, Radio broadcasting |
| Founded | 1895 (Newspapers), 1947 (Radio), 2008 (Television) |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | New Jersey, neighboring areas of Pennsylvania and New York |
| Owner | Robert E. McAllan (CEO) |
| Subsidiaries | PMCM TV, LLC |
| Website | http://www.presscommradio.com http://www.pmcmtv.com |
Press Communications Radio, LLC is a broadcasting company in the American state of New Jersey which owns six radio stations. The company is owned by Robert E. McAllan, and is a sister entity to PMCM TV, LLC. It traces its roots back to 1895,[1] and entered radio broadcasting in 1947 by launching the first FM station entirely in the Garden State, WBAB-FM in Atlantic City, New Jersey (at the time, owned by its subsidiary, Press-Union Newspapers), simulcasting WBAB, later falling silent.[2] While no longer in the newspaper business, the company has a formal business partnership with the Gannett-owned Asbury Park Press.
PMCM TV
[edit]PMCM TV, LLC was founded in 2008 in Wall Township, New Jersey to purchase KJWY from Sunbelt Communications Company and KVNV from Valley Broadcasting Company. After the sale closed in 2009, the stations were moved to Wilmington, Delaware (to serve the Philadelphia market) and Middletown Township, New Jersey (to serve the New York City market) respectively and resumed broadcasting in 2013. The Wilmington station, which PMCM renamed KJWP, was sold to Maranatha Broadcasting Company in 2017, and the Middletown Township which PMCM renamed WJLP, was sold to Weigel Broadcasting in 2022.
Broadcasting
[edit]Radio stations
[edit]| City | Call sign | Frequency | Branding | Format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eatontown, New Jersey | WHTG | 1410 kHz | The Breeze | Oldies | Purchased in November 2000 |
| Ocean Acres, New Jersey | WBBO | 98.5 MHz | B 98.5 | CHR | Purchased in August 2004 |
| Tuckerton, New Jersey | WBHX | 99.7 MHz | 107.1 The Boss | Classic Rock | Purchased in March 2017, simulcasts WWZY |
| Eatontown, New Jersey | WKMK | 106.3 MHz | Thunder 106 | Country music | Purchased in November 2000, simulcast on WTHJ |
| Bass River Township, New Jersey | WTHJ | 106.5 MHz | Thunder 106 | Country music | Purchased in November 2000, simulcasts WKMK |
| Long Branch, New Jersey | WWZY | 107.1 MHz | 107.1 The Boss | Classic Rock | Purchased in March 2017, simulcasts WBHX |
Formerly owned stations:
| City | Call sign | Frequency | Years owned | Current status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic City, New Jersey | WBAB | 1490 kHz | 1940s-1955 | CBS Radio affiliate. Went dark, frequency handed to new owners in 1955, now WBSS, owned by Longport Media |
| Atlantic City, New Jersey | WBAB-FM | 100.7 MHz | 1947-1955 | FM simulcast of WBAB (AM), first FM station in New Jersey. Went dark, frequency handed to new owners in 1959, now WZXL, owned by Equity Communications |
Television stations
[edit]| City of license / Market | Station | Channel TV (RF) |
Years owned | Current status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middletown Township, NJ / New York, NY | WJLP | 33 (3) | 2008-2022 | MeTV owned-and-operated, owned by Weigel Broadcasting |
| New York, NY | WNWT-LD | 37 (3) | 2018-2022 | Local Now affiliate owned by Weigel Broadcasting |
| Wilmington, DE / Philadelphia, PA | KJWY/KJWP | 2 (2) | 2009-2017 | MeTV affiliate, WDPN-TV, owned by Maranatha Broadcasting Company |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Press Communications, LLC: Private Company Information - Businessweek". Businessweek.com. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "Radio-History.com - New Jersey FM Radio History - Page 7". Angelfire. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.