Pamal Broadcasting
Pamal Broadcasting, Ltd. is a family-owned radio group with twenty-three stations in medium-to-small markets in the Northeast. Based in the Albany suburb of Latham, New York, Pamal Broadcasting was founded in 1987 as Albany Broadcasting Company, when business man James J. Morrell entered broadcast ownership with the purchase of WFLY 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 portmanteau of the names of Morrell's children, was adopted in 1996 though each cluster uses a unique name.
In 2005, Pamal Broadcasting was the 27th-largest owner of radio stations in the United States. By mid-2011, the company has divested itself of 40% of its radio station licenses from its 2005 high-water mark. Pamal completed its exit from Florida in 2013.
Stations
Market | Station | Owned Since | Current Format |
Albany - Schenectady - Troy, NY | WYJB/95.5 | 1993 | Adult Contemporary |
Albany - Schenectady - Troy, NY | WKLI-FM:100.9 | 2001 | New Country |
Albany - Schenectady - Troy, NY | WFLY/92.3 | 1987 | Contemporary Hit Radio |
Albany - Schenectady - Troy, NY | WINU/104.9 | 1999 | Adult Album Alternative |
Albany - Schenectady - Troy, NY | WAJZ/96.3 | 1996 | Rhythmic Contemporary |
Albany - Schenectady - Troy, NY | WROW/590 | 1993 | Oldies |
Hudson Valley, NY | WXPK/107.1 | 2003 | Adult Album Alternative |
Hudson Valley, NY | WHUD/100.7 | 1997 | Adult Contemporary |
Hudson Valley, NY | WBPM/92.9 | 2006 | Classic Hits |
Hudson Valley, NY | WSPK/104.7 | 1998 | Contemporary Hit Radio |
Hudson Valley, NY | WBNR/1260 | 1998 | Classic Country |
Hudson Valley, NY | WGHQ/920 | 2006 | Classic Country |
Hudson Valley, NY | WLNA/1420 | 1997 | Classic Country |
Saratoga Springs - Glens Falls, NY | WNYQ/101.7 | 2004 | Classic Hits |
Saratoga Springs - Glens Falls, NY | WKBE-FM/107.1 | 2004 | Adult Album Alternative |
Saratoga Springs - Glens Falls, NY | WFFG-FM/100.3 | 2001 | Mainstream Country |
Saratoga Springs - Glens Falls, NY | WENU/1410 | 2004 | Sports |
Saratoga Springs - Glens Falls, NY | WMML/1230 | 2004 | Sports |
Rutland, VT | WJJR/98.1 | 1999 | Adult Contemporary |
Rutland, VT | WDVT/94.5 | 1999 | Classic Hits |
Rutland, VT | WZRT/97.1 | 2006 | Contemporary Hit Radio |
Rutland, VT | WJEN/105.3 | 1999 | Mainstream Country |
Rutland, VT | WSYB/1380 | 2006 | Talk |
Former Pamal Stations
- WDCD Albany, New York
- WRNX Amherst, Massachusetts
- WVTQ Formerly WJAN Sunderland, Vermont, sold to Vermont Public Radio in 2007
- WRGO Cedar Key, Florida, sold to WRGO RADIO, LLC in 2007
- WYNY Cross City, Florida, sold to WRGO RADIO, LLC in 2007
- WIZR Johnstown, New York, sold to WIZR AM Radio, LLC in 2010
- WPYR Baton Rouge, Louisiana, sold to Michael Glitner in 2008
- WDVH Gainesville, Florida Sold to MARC Radio Gainesville, LLC July 2011
- WDVH-FM Trenton, Florida Sold to MARC Radio Gainesville, LLC July 2011
- WHHZ Newberry, Florida Sold to MARC Radio Gainesville, LLC July 2011
- WKZY Cross City, Florida Sold to MARC Radio Gainesville, LLC July 2011
- WRZN Hernando, Florida Sold to MARC Radio Gainesville, LLC July 2011
- WTMG Williston, Florida Sold to MARC Radio Gainesville, LLC July 2011
- WTMN Gainesville, Florida Sold to MARC Radio Gainesville, LLC July 2011
- WPNI Amherst, Massachusetts
- WMEZ Pensacola, Florida Sold to Cumulus Broadcasting in January 2013
- WXBM Pensacola, Florida Sold to Cumulus Broadcasting in January 2013
- WNYQ Queensbury, New York
- WBEC-FM Pittsfield, Massachusetts.