WPIW (1590 AM) is a

radio station Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radio ...

broadcasting a

classic country Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country and western music hits from past decades. Repertoire The radio format specializes in hits from the 1950s through the early 1980s, and focus primarily on innov ...

format. Licensed to

Mount Vernon, Indiana Mount Vernon is a city in and the county seat of Posey County, Indiana, United States. Located in the state's far southwestern corner, within of both the southernmost or westernmost points, it is the westernmost city in the state. The southernmo ...

, United States, the station serves the Posey County area. The station is currently owned by The Original Company, Inc. WPIW runs several sporting events, including

North Posey High School North Posey Senior High School is a public high school located in Poseyville, Indiana. North Posey is the high school for the MSD of North Posey County, which includes Bethel, Robb, Smith, Harmony, Center and Robinson Townships in Posey County, ...

football and basketball. WPIW began broadcasting in 1955 as WPCO. On December 19, 2016, WRCY changed its format from country to sports, with programming from

Fox Sports Radio Fox Sports Radio is an American sports radio network. Based in Los Angeles, California, the network is operated and managed by Premiere Networks in a content partnership with Fox Corporation's Fox Sports division and iHeartMedia, parent company ...

. On July 25, 2022, WRCY changed its format from sports to classic country, branded as "AM 1590 & FM 98.9 WPIW".LMA Leads to Pair of Flips in Southern Indiana
Radioinsight - July 28, 2022 The station changed its call letters to WPIW on September 12, 2022.

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Indiana Broadcasters Association - WRCY-FM
* * PIW Classic country radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1955 1955 establishments in Indiana {{Indiana-radio-station-stub