{{Infobox radio station
| name = WPVD
| image =
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| city = [[Providence, Rhode Island]]
| area = Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI
| branding =
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| frequency = 1290 [[kilohertz|kHz]]
| translator =
| repeater =
| airdate = July 28, 1949
| last airdate =
| format = [[NPR News & Ideas]]
| language = English
| power =
| erp = 400 watts daytime
16 watts night
| haat =
| class = D
| facility_id = 48308
| coordinates = {{coord|41.8564|-71.4450|type:landmark_region:US_source:FCC|display=inline,title}}
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| owner =
| licensee = Ocean State Media Group
| sister_stations =
| webcast =
| website = [https://thepublicsradio.org/] thepublicsradio.org
}}

'''WPVD''' is an American ([[AM Broadcasting|AM]]) [[radio station]] licensed by the [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] to serve the community of [[Providence, Rhode Island]] on the frequency of 1290 [[kilohertz|kHz]]. The station license is assigned to Ocean State Media Group. WPVD-AM) airs a [[NPR News & Ideas]] format.

The [[FCC]] first licensed this station to begin operations on July 28, 1949 using callsign WICE.<ref name=fcchistory>{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=60674|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|title=FCC History card for WICE}}</ref>

The station has held the WPVD callsign since November 11, 2020.<ref name="fcccsh">{{cite web |title=Call Sign History|url= http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=48308&Callsign=WPVD |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database}}</ref>
==FM Translator==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Call Sign
! City, State
! Frequency
|-
| W275DA || [[ Providence, RI]] ||align=right| 102.9
|}
==Stations that have used the WPVD CallSign==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Current Call Sign
! City, State
! Frequency
|-
| [[WWRI]] || [[ West Warwick, RI]] ||align=right| 1450 kHz
|-
| [[WWRI]] || [[ West Warwick, RI]] ||align=right| 1450 kHz
|}
==Call signs used at this station==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! As Of
! Call Sign
|-
||| WICE ||
|-
|June 1, 1983|| WRCP ||
|-
|May 1, 1998|| WRNI ||
|-
|February 28, 2018|| WRPA ||
|-
|July 10, 2020|| WPPB ||
|-
|November 11, 2020|| WPVD ||
|}
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://thepublicsradio.org/ thepublicsradio.org] Official WPVD AM Website
* FCC Public Inspection File online [https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/am-profile/wpvd]
* {{ AM station data|WPVD}}
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[[Category:Radio stations in Rhode Island]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1949]]
[[Category:1949 establishments in Rhode Island]]
[[Category: Radio stations in the United States]]
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