Pamal Broadcasting
| Company type | Privately held |
|---|---|
| Industry | Radio broadcasting |
| Founded | 1987 (as Albany Broadcasting) |
| Headquarters | Latham, New York |
Key people | James J. Morrell, Chairman & CEO |
| Products | Radio |
| Website | www.pamal.com |
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 (such as Albany Broadcasting for the Albany cluster; the Pamal name is rarely used on-air, except in the Hudson Valley).
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
[edit]| AM Stations | FM Stations |
| Market | Station | Owned Since | Current Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany – Schenectady – Troy, NY (Albany Broadcasting) |
WYJB 95.5 | 1993 | Adult contemporary |
| WKLI-FM 100.9 | 2001 | New country | |
| WFLY 92.3 | 1987 | Contemporary hit radio | |
| WINU 104.9 | 1999 | Adult album alternative | |
| WAJZ 96.3 | 1996 | Rhythmic contemporary | |
| WROW 590 | 1993 | Oldies | |
| Hudson Valley, NY (Pamal Broadcasting) |
WXPK 107.1 | 2003 | Adult album alternative |
| WHUD 100.7 | 1997 | Adult contemporary | |
| WBPM 92.9 | 2006 | Classic hits | |
| WSPK 104.7 | 1998 | Contemporary hit radio | |
| WBNR 1260 | 1998 | Classic hits | |
| WGHQ 920 | 2006 | Oldies | |
| WLNA 1420 | 1997 | Classic hits | |
| Saratoga Springs – Glens Falls, NY (Adirondack Broadcasting) |
WNYQ 101.7 | 2004 | Classic hits |
| WKBE 107.1 | 2004 | New country | |
| WFFG-FM 100.3 | 2001 | Mainstream country | |
| WENU 1410 | 2004 | Oldies | |
| WMML 1230 | 2004 | Classic country | |
| Rutland, VT (Catamount Radio) |
WJJR 98.1 | 1999 | Adult contemporary |
| WDVT 94.5 | 1999 | Classic rock | |
| WZRT 97.1 | 2007 | Contemporary hit radio | |
| WJEN 105.3 | 2001 | Mainstream country | |
| WSYB 1380 | 2007 | Classic hits |
Former Pamal stations
[edit]- WDCD Albany, New York (owned under its original WPTR calls until 1995 when sold to Crawford Broadcasting)
- WRNX Amherst, Massachusetts (owned 2003–2006, sold to Clear Channel Communications, in 2007)
- 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 (owned 2003–2014; shut down November 30, 2013, and license returned to the Federal Communications Commission on May 27, 2014)
- WMEZ Pensacola, Florida, sold to Cumulus Broadcasting in January 2013
- WXBM Pensacola, Florida, sold to Cumulus Broadcasting in January 2013
Two stations were to be acquired by Pamal, though never purchased.
- WNYQ Queensbury, New York (controlled by Pamal 2004-2006 prior to move into the Albany market and purchase by Regent Communications who now operates it as WQBK-FM)
- WBEC-FM Pittsfield, Massachusetts (Pamal had an agreement in principle to move the station to the Springfield market, but later sold it to Entercom Communications which now operates it as WWEI).