Pamal Broadcasting, Ltd. is a family-owned

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group with twenty-three stations in medium-to-small markets in the

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. Based in the Albany suburb of

Latham, New York Latham is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Albany County, New York, United States. It is located along U.S. Route 9 in the town of Colonie, a dense suburb north of Albany. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,736. Latham was ...

, Pamal Broadcasting was founded in 1987 as Albany Broadcasting Company, when business man James J. Morrell entered broadcast ownership with the purchase of

WFLY WFLY (92.3 MHz, "FLY 92.3") is a Top 40/CHR radio station licensed to Troy, New York, and serving the Capital District. The station is owned by Pamal Broadcasting and is considered the company's flagship station. The radio studios and offices ...

and WPTR from Five States Tower Company, a Poughkeepsie, New York-based broadcasting company that also owned radio stations WPDH and WEOK in the mid-Hudson valley. The Pamal name, a

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WRNX WRNX (100.9 FM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Amherst, Massachusetts. The station is owned by iHeartMedia and the broadcast license is held by iHM Licenses, LLC. The station was assigned the WRNX call letters ...

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(owned 2003-06, sold to

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WVTQ WVTQ (95.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Sunderland, Vermont, United States. The station is owned by Vermont Public as part of its Classical network, airing classical music. WVTQ broadcasts from atop Mount Equinox in Manchester. WVTQ has b ...

Formerly WJAN

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, sold to

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in 2007 * WRGO

Cedar Key, Florida Cedar Key is a city in Levy County, Florida, United States. The population was 702 at the 2010 census. The Cedar Keys are a cluster of islands near the mainland. Most of the developed area of the city has been on Way Key since the end of the 19th ...

, sold to WRGO RADIO, LLC in 2007 * WYNY

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, sold to WRGO RADIO, LLC in 2007 *

WIZR WIZR (930 AM) is a radio station that broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format. Licensed to Johnstown, New York, United States, the station serves the Mohawk Valley area. The station is owned by the Cranesville Radio Network and features hit ...

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, sold to WIZR AM Radio, LLC in 2010 *

WPYR WPYR (1380 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The station currently airs a Catholic programming format. History WPYR was originally WYNK, a country music outlet until its format was move ...

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, sold to Michael Glitner in 2008 * WDVH

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