WCTR (AM)

This article is about the radio station based in Chestertown, Maryland, not to be confused with the fictional radio station from the Grand Theft Auto franchise. For other uses, see WCTR (disambiguation).

WCTR
Broadcast areaKent County - Queen Anne's County
Frequency1530 kHz
BrandingThe New 106-9, WCTR
Programming
FormatClassic Hits
AffiliationsMaryland News Network
Ownership
OwnerHometown Multimedia, LLC
History
First air date
June 16, 1963 (1963-06-16)[1]
Call sign meaning
from "Chestertown"
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID34030
ClassD
Power1,000 watts days only
270 watts critical hours
Transmitter coordinates
39°13′35.4″N 76°05′18.8″W / 39.226500°N 76.088556°W / 39.226500; -76.088556
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 and on FM translator: 100.1 "'W261AE'".

Translators

In addition to the main station, WCTR is relayed by 2 FM translators 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
W261AE 100.1 FM Chesterville, Maryland 20542 250 100.1 m (328 ft) D LMS

References

  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 February 3, 2012.
  4. ^ "W295CJ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved December 8, 2015.


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