WPPA (1360 AM, "Your News & Sports Leader") is a

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broadcasting an

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format. Licensed to

Pottsville, Pennsylvania Pottsville is the county seat of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,346 at the 2020 census, and is the principal city of the Pottsville, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city lies along the west bank of th ...

, the station has been owned by Pottsville Broadcasting Company since its debut on May 9, 1946, and features programming from

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, CBS Sports Radio, and

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. The station can also be heard on "FM 106" (W290DP 105.9

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