 WAPL radio made its on-air debut in 1952 operating on a frequency of 1570 AM under the ownership of the Bartell family.It was the third AM station in the market, but the first to serve the younger audience with rock & roll music.WAPL-FM, operating on a frequency of 105.7 MHz was added in 1965 when an FM antenna was installed on the existing WAPL (AM) tower in Menasha.