WCTR (AM)
Radio station in Chestertown, Maryland
Broadcast area | Kent County - Queen Anne's County |
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Frequency | 1530 kHz |
Branding | "The New 106-9, WCTR" |
Programming | |
Format | Classic Hits |
Affiliations | Maryland News Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | Hometown Multimedia, LLC |
History | |
First air date
|
June 16, 1963 ; 60 years ago ( 1963-06-16 ) [1] |
Call sign
meaning
|
W C hes T e R town |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 34030 |
Class | D |
Power |
1,000 [watt]]s
days only
270 watts critical hours |
Transmitter coordinates
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39°13′35.0″N 76°05′20.0″W / 39.226389°N 76.088889°W / 39.226389; -76.088889 |
Links | |
Webcast | WCTR Webstream |
Website | WCTR.com |
WCTR (1530 kHz is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Chestertown, Maryland , and serving Kent and Queen Anne's counties in Maryland . It broadcasts a classic hits radio format and is owned and operated by Hometown Multimedia, LLC. [2] The radio studios and offices are on Flatland Road in Chestertown.
WCTR is a daytimer AM station. It is powered at 1,000 watts (270 watts during critical hours ). But 1530 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A stations KFBK Sacramento and WCKY Cincinnati . So at night, WCTR's AM transmitter must go off the air. Programming is heard around the clock on an FM translator : 106.9 W295CJ in Chestertown.
Translators
In addition to the main station, WCTR is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area. [3]
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP ( W ) | HAAT | Class | FCC info |
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W295CJ | 106.9 FM | Chestertown, Maryland | 141573 | 50 | 106.9 m (351 ft ) | D | LMS |
References
- ↑ Stations by state GA-MA
- ↑ "WCTR Facility Record" . United States Federal Communications Commission , audio division . Retrieved 2012-02-03 .
- ↑ "W295CJ Facility Record" . Federal Communications Commission , audio division . Retrieved December 8, 2015 .
External links
- FM 106.9 and AM 1530 WCTR Online
- WCTR in the FCC AM station database
- WCTR on Radio-Locator
- WCTR in Nielsen Audio 's AM station database
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