WCTR (AM)

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WCTR
Broadcast area Kent County - Queen Anne's County
Frequency 1530 kHz
Branding"The New 106-9, WCTR"
Programming
Format Classic Hits
AffiliationsMaryland News Network
Ownership
OwnerHometown Multimedia, LLC
History
First air date
June 16, 1963;62 years ago (1963-06-16) [1]
Call sign meaning
W ChesTeRtown
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 34030
Class D
Power 1,000 watts days only
270 watts critical hours
Transmitter coordinates
39°13′35.0″N76°05′20.0″W / 39.226389°N 76.088889°W / 39.226389; -76.088889
Links
Public license information
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. [3] The radio studios and offices are on Flatland Road in Chestertown.

Contents

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 and on FM translator: 100.1 "'W261AE'".

Translators

In addition to the main station, WCTR is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area. [4]

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W295CJ106.9 FM Chestertown, Maryland 14157350106.9  m (351  ft)D LMS

References

  1. Stations by state GA-MA
  2. "Facility Technical Data for WCTR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. "WCTR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  4. "W295CJ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved December 8, 2015.