WPTN

WPTN (780 AM, "106.1 The Eagle") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format.^[2] Licensed to Cookeville, Tennessee, United States, the station serves the Cookeville area. The station is owned by Cookeville Communications, LLC.^[3] Because WPTN broadcasts on the same frequency as "clear–channel" station WBBM in Chicago, Illinois, it only broadcasts during the daytime hours and is required to sign off at sunset.

WPTN

Cookeville, Tennessee
Broadcast area	Cookeville, Tennessee
Frequency	780 kHz
Branding	106.1 The Eagle
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Ownership
Owner	Cookeville Communications, LLC
Sister stations	KKSW, KMXN, WKSW, WGSQ, WHUB, KLWN, WDQZ, WRPW, WYST
History
First air date	1962
Former call signs	WPTN (1962-January 2010) WHUB (January–March 2010)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	13820
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts (Daytime)
Transmitter coordinates	36°9′48″N 85°31′29″W
Translator(s)	106.1 W291CA (Cookeville)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	1061theeagle.com

History

WPTN is formerly a Top 40 station for the area in the 1980s. On November 3, 2017, WPTN changed their format from sports to classic hits, still branded as "106.1 The Eagle".^[4]

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