WNET Acquires WPPB-FM
January 31, 2020
WNET, the parent of New York PBS stations THIRTEEN and WLIW21, acquired WPPB-FM, the NPR radio station serving the East End of Long Island. The FCC and New York State Attorney General approved the purchase, which will make WLIW a dual PBS/NPR licensee and transition long-serving WPPB GM Dr. Wally Smith to General Manager Emeritus.
- Buyers
- WNET
- Targets
- WPPB-FM
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- New York, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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