WFSP (AM)

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WFSP
Studios of WFSP-AM/FM, located along West Virginia Route 7 outside of Kingwood
Broadcast areaKingwood, West Virginia
Preston County, West Virginia
Frequency 1560 kHz
BrandingNewsTalk 1560 WFSP
Programming
Format Talk radio [1]
Affiliations Fox News Radio
Premiere Networks
TownHall Radio
West Virginia MetroNews
Ownership
Owner
  • David Wills [2]
  • (WFSP Radio, LLC [2] )
WFSP-FM
History
First air date
August 25, 1967 (1967-08-25) [3]
Call sign meaning
Free State of Preston [4]
Technical information [5]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 70624
Class D
Power
  • 1,000 watts (days only)
  • 250 watts (critical hours) [2]
Transmitter coordinates
39°28′50.0″N79°43′11.0″W / 39.480556°N 79.719722°W / 39.480556; -79.719722 [2]
Links
Public license information
Website WFSP Online

WFSP is a talk formatted broadcast radio station. [1] The station is licensed to Kingwood, West Virginia and serves Kingwood and Preston County in West Virginia. [2] [6] [7] WFSP is owned by David Wills and operated under their WFSP Radio, LLC licensee. [2]

On June 6, 2013, WFSP and sister station WFSP-FM were sold to Kingwood-based WFSP Radio, LLC for $500,000. [8] [9] The sale was closed on September 30, 2013. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "WFSP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  3. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-589. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Origins of Broadcast Call Letters in West Virginia". Jeff Miller/Various. November 10, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WFSP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  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. ↑ "Application For Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. June 6, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Asset Purchase Agreement". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. June 3, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Consummation Notice". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. September 30, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2020.