WPVD

WPVD
	Providence, Rhode Island; United States;
Broadcast area	Providence; Fall River;
Frequency	1290 kHz
Branding	Ocean State Media
Programming
Format	Public radio
Network	Ocean State Media
Affiliations	NPR; PRX; APM;
Ownership
Owner	Ocean State Media Group
Sister stations	WNPE; WNPN; WNPH; WSBE-TV;
History
First air date	December 15, 1947
Former call signs	WNAF (1947–1949); WDEM (1949–1952); WICE (1952–1983); WRCP (1983–1998); WRNI (1998–2018); WRPA (2018–2020); WPPB (2020);
Call sign meaning	Providence
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	48308
Class	D
Power	400 watts day; 16 watts night;
Transmitter coordinates	41°51′22.86″N 71°26′42.21″W / 41.8563500°N 71.4450583°W
Translator	102.9 W275DA (Providence)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.oceanstatemedia.org

WPVD (1290 AM) is a public radio station in Providence, Rhode Island. It is owned by Ocean State Media. The station serves the few areas of Providence without a clear signal from network flagship WNPN in Newport.

WPVD transmits with 400 watts by day, 16 watts by night, using a one-tower omnidirectional antenna. The transmitter is off Douglas Avenue in North Providence.

On November 23, 2018, the FCC granted a construction permit for W275DA, an FM translator station on 102.9 MHz. On September 30, 2021, W275DA began broadcasting from the same tower as WPRO-FM.