WFTR

WFTR
City Front Royal, Virginia
Broadcast area Front Royal, Virginia
Warren County, Virginia
Branding "Sports Radio 1450 WFTR"
Frequency 1450 AM kHz
First air date September 19, 1948[1]
Format Sports[2]
Power 1,000 Watts day and night
Class C
Facility ID 63530
Transmitter coordinates 38°54′31.0″N 78°10′37.0″W / 38.908611°N 78.176944°W / 38.908611; -78.176944
Callsign meaning Warren FronT Royal
Former callsigns WFTR (1948-Present)[3]
Affiliations NBC Sports Radio
Washington Nationals
Owner Royal Broadcasting, Inc.
Sister stations WZRV

WFTR is a Sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Front Royal, Virginia, serving Front Royal and Warren County, Virginia.[2] WFTR is owned and operated by Royal Broadcasting, Inc.[4]

History

WFTR began broadcasting September 19, 1948, as a Mutual affiliate on 1450 kHz, with 250 watts of power. The station was, at the time, licensed to the Sky-Park Broadcasting Corporation.[5]

References

  1. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-564. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  3. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  4. "WFTR Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  5. "WFTR Debuts as New Virginia MBS Outlet" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 27, 1948. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
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