This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on January 22, 2008.[4] The new station was assigned the call signWVWA by the FCC on May 29, 2008.[1] While still under construction, the station applied for a new call sign and was assigned WJJZ by the FCC on September 22, 2008.[1][5] The station was assigned the WJZZ call letters by the FCC on March 31, 2009.[1][6] The station changed its call sign to WQCD on October 2, 2014, and to WPUT-FM on June 2, 2015; on July 8, 2015, the "-FM" suffix was dropped.[1]
References
^ abcde"Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
^Fybush, Scott (September 29, 2008). "Scranton's Ron Allen Dies". North East Radio Watch. The 100-watter on 90.1 won't sign on as WVWA after all (sob!), but will use the WJJZ calls recently abandoned in Philadelphia; and, yes, it will be a jazz station when it signs on next year.
^Fybush, Scott (March 30, 2009). "1050 CHUM, Larry Glick Both Gone". North East Radio Watch. The new station will be a jazz and community-radio outlet serving northern Westchester and the Danbury area once Dennis gets it on the air.
