WFRM (600 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station, licensed to Coudersport, Pennsylvania, and serving listeners in Potter, Elk, Mckean & Cameron counties in North Central Pennsylvania. It broadcasts a soft oldies - adult standards radio format, with programming supplied by Westwood One's "America's Best Music" radio network. WFRM and its sister station, WHKS 94.9 FM in Port Allegany, are owned by L-Com, Inc., a company controlled by David Lent. By day, WFRM is powered at 1,000 watts. But to protect other stations on 600 AM from interference, it reduces power at night to 46 watts. WFRM uses a non-directional antenna, with its transmitter on Radio Tower Road at Dutch Hill Road in Coudersport. Programming is also heard on 30 watt FM translator W243EB at 96.5 MHz. History In , WFRM first signed on the air. It originally was a daytimer, required to go off the air at sunset to avoid interference to other stations on 600 AM. In the summer of 1953, the Smethport Centennial Celebration was the first "special event" covered by WFRM, the new radio station in Coudersport just constructed by the Farm & Home Broadcasting Company. Broadcast lines were installed and temporary broadcast facilities were put in place in Smethport to cover many of the Centennial activities. Pete and Bill, the stars of the morning show, were photographed in the derby hats that everyone in Smethport was wearing as part of the celebration. That photo is still on the wall at WFRM's current studio location at 9 South Main Street in downtown Coudersport. When the McKean County Fair came along again, radio was a big part. Gert Curley, who was widely known as "Betty Bradford" brought her popular WESB interview show to the fairgrounds. WFRM also came to the Fair. A large tent along the midway was filled with country music entertainers from McKean, Potter and surrounding counties. Crowds loved it. One of the early disc jockeys on WFRM was afternoon host Danny Neaverth, who worked at the station between 1957 and 1959, becoming better known as the morning man at legendary Buffalo radio station 1520 WKBW. Encouraged by the enthusiastic reception from folks in Smethport, WFRM decided to put a local office and studio in Smethport. It was located on the second floor of the Auto Parts store on West Main Street. Bob and Lois Johnson became the nucleus of the staff in Smethport and