WFMD
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| Broadcast area | Frederick–Hagerstown, Maryland |
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| Frequency | 930 kHz |
| Branding | "Free Talk 930 WFMD" |
| Programming | |
| Format | News–talk–sports |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WFRE | |
| History | |
First air date | 1936 |
Call sign meaning | "Frederick Maryland" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 31136 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 39°24′55.0″N 77°27′41.0″W / 39.415278°N 77.461389°W |
| Repeater(s) | 99.9 WFRE-HD2 (Frederick) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WFMD (930 AM) is a news–talk–sports–formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Frederick, Maryland, and serving the Frederick–Hagerstown area.[2] WFMD is owned and operated by Connoisseur Media.[3]
Sale
[edit]WFMD, along with its sister station WFRE, were put into a trust by owner Clear Channel Communications with the intention to sell the stations in August 2008.[4]
On March 27, 2019, Connoisseur Media announced that it would acquire WFMD and sister station WFRE from the Aloha Station Trust in exchange for transferring its Erie, Pennsylvania cluster to iHeartMedia.[5][6] The sale closed on May 20, 2019.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFMD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ "WFMD Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ Waters Jr., Ed (August 7, 2008). "WFMD, WFRE put on the market". Frederick News-Post.
- ^ "iHeartMedia & Connoisseur Media Swap Frederick & Erie". radioinsight.com. March 27, 2019.
- ^ Fairfield, CJ. "Two Frederick radio stations acquired by Connoisseur Media". The Frederick News-Post.
- ^ No New Station Sales In FCC Database Tuesday Morning
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 31136 (WFMD) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WFMD in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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