WNTX

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WNTX
Broadcast areaMetro Fredericksburg
Frequency 1350 kHz
BrandingWNTX 1350 AM
Programming
Format News/talk/sports
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
 1960 (as WFLS)
Former call signs
  • WFLS (1960–1996)
  • WYSK (1996–2011)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 65640
Class D
Power
  • 1,000 watts (day)
  • 37 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
 38°18′46.46″N77°26′18.94″W / 38.3129056°N 77.4385944°W / 38.3129056; -77.4385944
Translator(s) 96.5 W243BS (Fredericksburg)
Links
Public license information
Website www.wntxradio.com

WNTX (1350 AM) is a news/talk/sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Fredericksburg, Virginia, serving metro Fredericksburg. WNTX is owned and operated by Connoisseur Media, through licensee Alpha Media Licensee LLC. [2]

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History

It was known as WFLS (reflecting its original owner, The Free Lance–Star ) and simulcast with WFLS-FM until 1996, when the calls were changed to WYSK and it started simulcasting WYSK-FM.

On July 5, 2011, WYSK began carrying Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity talk shows during the day. [3] On July 15, 2011, WYSK changed its call letters to WNTX.

Logo before dropping the FM frequency from the branding WNTX 1350-96.5 logo.png
Logo before dropping the FM frequency from the branding

On January 23, 2015, Alpha Media "entered into a definitive agreement" to purchase WNTX and sister stations WFLS-FM, WVBX, and WWUZ from Free Lance-Star License, Inc. [4] The purchase was consummated on May 1, 2015, at a price of $8.1 million. Alpha Media merged with Connoisseur Media on September 4, 2025. [5]

Translator

In February 2010, WYSK began simulcasting on FM translator W243BS at 96.5 FM. On April 16, 2013, W243BS dropped its simulcast of WNTX for a simulcast of WFLS-FM HD2 carrying a freeform format. [6] The "FredFM" format was dropped in early March 2014, when W243BS resumed simulcasting WNTX.

Broadcast translator for WNTX
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinatesFCC info
W243BS96.5 FM Fredericksburg, Virginia 14277425086  m (282  ft)D 38°18′46.5″N77°26′18.9″W / 38.312917°N 77.438583°W / 38.312917; -77.438583 (W243BS) LMS

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WNTX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WNTX Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ DeShazo, Steve (September 24, 2010). "Radio's 'Game' fills void for fans". The Free Lance-Star . Fredericksburg, VA.
  4. ↑ "Alpha Media To Purchase Free Lance-Star Radio Stations". All Access Music Group. January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  5. ↑ Venta, Lance (September 4, 2025). "Introducing The New Connoisseur Media". RadioInsight. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
  6. ↑ Jett, Cathy (April 16, 2013). "FredFM hits the airwaves". Fredericksburg.com. Fredericksburg, VA.


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