Jump to content

WCTR (AM)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WCTR
Broadcast areaKent County - Queen Anne's County
Frequency1530 kHz
Branding"The New 106-9, WCTR"
Programming
FormatClassic Hits
AffiliationsMaryland News Network
Ownership
OwnerHometown Multimedia, LLC
History
First air date
June 16, 1963; 61 years ago (1963-06-16)[1]
Call sign meaning
W ChesTeRtown
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID34030
ClassD
Power1,000 watts days only
270 watts critical hours
Transmitter coordinates
39°13′35.0″N 76°05′20.0″W / 39.226389°N 76.088889°W / 39.226389; -76.088889
Links
Public license information
WebcastWCTR Webstream
WebsiteWCTR.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.[3] The radio studios and offices are on Flatland Road in Chestertown.

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

[edit]

In addition to the main station, WCTR is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.[4]

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W295CJ 106.9 FM Chestertown, Maryland 141573 50 106.9 m (351 ft) D LMS

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Stations by state GA-MA
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCTR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "WCTR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  4. ^ "W295CJ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
[edit]