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

MarketStationOwned SinceCurrent Format
Albany - Schenectady - Troy, NY
WYJB/95.51993Adult Contemporary
Albany - Schenectady - Troy, NY
WKLI-FM:100.92001New Country
Albany - Schenectady - Troy, NY
WFLY/92.31987Contemporary Hit Radio
Albany - Schenectady - Troy, NY
WINU/104.91999Adult Album Alternative
Albany - Schenectady - Troy, NY
WAJZ/96.31996Rhythmic Contemporary
Albany - Schenectady - Troy, NY
WROW/5901993Oldies
Hudson Valley, NY
WXPK/107.12003Adult Album Alternative
Hudson Valley, NY
WHUD/100.71997Adult Contemporary
Hudson Valley, NY
WBPM/92.92006Classic Hits
Hudson Valley, NY
WSPK/104.71998Contemporary Hit Radio
Hudson Valley, NY
WBNR/12601998Classic Country
Hudson Valley, NY
WGHQ/9202006Classic Country
Hudson Valley, NY
WLNA/14201997Classic Country
Saratoga Springs - Glens Falls, NY
WNYQ/101.72004Classic Hits
Saratoga Springs - Glens Falls, NY
WKBE-FM/107.12004Adult Album Alternative
Saratoga Springs - Glens Falls, NY
WFFG-FM/100.32001Mainstream Country
Saratoga Springs - Glens Falls, NY
WENU/14102004Sports
Saratoga Springs - Glens Falls, NY
WMML/12302004Sports
Rutland, VT
WJJR/98.11999Adult Contemporary
Rutland, VT
WDVT/94.51999Classic Hits
Rutland, VT
WZRT/97.12006Contemporary Hit Radio
Rutland, VT
WJEN/105.31999Mainstream Country
Rutland, VT
WSYB/13802006Talk

Former Pamal Stations

Two stations were to be acquired by Pamal, though never purchased.