WFSP (AM)

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WFSP
WFSP-AM 2020.png
City Kingwood, West Virginia [1]
Broadcast areaKingwood, West Virginia
Preston County, West Virginia [2] [3]
Frequency 1560 AM kHz
BrandingNewsTalk 1560 WFSP
Programming
Format News/Talk [4]
Affiliations Fox News Radio
Premiere Networks
TownHall Radio
West Virginia MetroNews
Ownership
OwnerDavid Wills [1]
(WFSP Radio, LLC [1] )
WFSP-FM
History
First air date
August 25, 1967 [5]
Former call signs
WFSP (1967-Present) [6] [7]
Call sign meaning
WFree State of Preston [8]
Technical information
Facility ID 70624
Class D
Power 1,000 Watts daytime
250 Watts critical hours [1]
Transmitter coordinates
 39°28′50.0″N79°43′11.0″W / 39.480556°N 79.719722°W / 39.480556; -79.719722 [1]
Links
Website WFSP Online

WFSP is a News/Talk formatted broadcast radio station. [4] The station is licensed to Kingwood, West Virginia and serves Kingwood and Preston County in West Virginia. [1] [2] [3] WFSP is owned by David Wills and operated under their WFSP Radio, LLC licensee. [1]

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Studios of WFSP-AM/FM, located along West Virginia Route 7 outside of Kingwood. WFSP studio building 1.jpg
Studios of WFSP-AM/FM, located along West Virginia Route 7 outside of Kingwood.

On June 6, 2013, WFSP and sister station WFSP-FM were sold to Kingwood-based WFSP Radio, LLC for $500,000. [9] [10] The sale was closed on September 30, 2013. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "WFSP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "WFSP-AM 1560 kHz - Kingwood, WV - Daytime Coverage". Theodric Technologies, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "WFSP-AM 1560 kHz - Kingwood, WV - Critical Hours". Theodric Technologies, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  5. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-589. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  7. ↑ "FCCdata.org - powered by REC - WFSP-AM". REC Networks. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Origins of Broadcast Call Letters in West Virginia". Jeff Miller/Various. November 10, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Application For Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. June 6, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Asset Purchase Agreement". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. June 3, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Consummation Notice". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. September 30, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2020.


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