WTPS (AM)

Last updated
WTPS
Simulcasts WXGI Richmond
Broadcast areaMetro Petersburg
Frequency 1240 kHz
BrandingThe Box
Programming
Format Classic hip hop
Ownership
Owner
WCDX, WKJM, WKJS, WPZZ, WXGI
History
First air date
1945 (as WSSV)
Former call signs
WSSV (1945–1986)
WPLZ (1986–1989)
WGCV (1989–2003)
WROU (2003–2007)
Call sign meaning
The People's Station
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 60474
Class C
Power 1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
37°14′1.0″N77°22′36.0″W / 37.233611°N 77.376667°W / 37.233611; -77.376667
Translator(s) 102.7 W274BX (Petersburg)
Links
Public license information
Webcast WTPS Webstream
Website theboxrichmond.com

WTPS (1240 kHz) is a classic hip hop formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Petersburg, Virginia, serving Metro Petersburg. [2] WTPS is owned and operated by Urban One. The station's studios and offices are located just north of Richmond proper on Emerywood Parkway [3] in Petersburg. [4]

Contents

The station has broadcast the sports programming of WXGI Richmond since Urban One's purchase of that station on May 1, 2017, in order to give WXGI a metro Richmond FM signal. [5]

On April 19, 2021, WTPS changed their format from sports to classic hip hop, branded as "The Box". [6]

Translator

On July 9, 2016, WTPS began relaying its signal on an FM translator to widen its broadcast area. The translator is fed by WCDX-HD2. [7]

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W274BX102.7 FM Petersburg, Virginia 15401218086  m (282  ft)D LMS

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WTPS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "WTPS Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. https://kissrichmond.com/about/ About Us | 99.3-105.7 Kiss FM
  4. Radio-Locator.com/WTPS-FM
  5. "Urban One buys Richmond AM from Red Zebra". All Access. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  6. Radio One Opens A Classic Hip Hop Box In Richmond Radioinsight - April 19, 2021
  7. "W274BX Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.