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;60 years ago (1963-06-16) [1]
Call sign meaning
W ChesTeRtown
Technical information
Facility ID 34030
Class D
Power 1,000 [watt]]s 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
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.

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 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
(MHz)
City of license Facility
ID
ERP
(W)
Height
(m (ft))
Class FCC info
W295CJ106.9 Chestertown, Maryland 14157350106.9 m (351 ft)D FCC LMS

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References

  1. Stations by state GA-MA
  2. "WCTR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  3. "W295CJ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved December 8, 2015.