Welcome to Fifteenforty.com!
Welcome
to the only website dedicated to celebrating the golden age of Top 40
radio in the Capital District, and remembering the late great 1540 WPTR!
This online museum dedicated to WPTR is made entirely of contributions by visitors of this website, just like you! We will never beg for donations of anything except materials to use here and share with everybody who has memories of this great radio station. check your closets, tape collections, & scrap books. Most likely, we'll be able to include it here.
And as always, our heartfelt Thank You for helping preserve the history of the Mighty 1540!
^ TOPNewspaper ad from August 9th, 1948

The fine print...
All written material on the pages of this site is the property of the webmaster, unless otherwise noted, and cannot be duplicated or otherwise distributed without prior written consent. Image files are either the property of the webmaster, or are the property of the noted contributor and also cannot be duplicated or distributed without prior written consent.
Jingles and airchecks on this site are used with permission by the respective copyright holders, and is noted where applicable. If you feel your copyright has been infringed upon, contact the webmaster immediately. Please remember that this is a NON-COMMERCIAL site. We make no money from this, but instead, do it for the interest in preserving the history of this great radio station, and the history of broadcasting in general.
WPTR & AM 1540 in the 21st Century
If you are looking for Pulse 96.7 WPTR-FM or Life AM 1540 WDCD, please
click on these links:
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