WFMD
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| Broadcast area | Frederick–Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Frequency | 930kHz |
| Branding | "Free Talk 930 WFMD" |
| Programming | |
| Format | News–talk–sports |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WFRE | |
| History | |
First air date | January 1936[1] |
Former frequencies | 900 kHz (1936–1941)[1] |
Call signmeaning | "Frederick, Maryland" |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 31136 |
| Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 39°24′55.0″N77°27′41.0″W/ 39.415278°N 77.461389°W |
| Repeater(s) | 99.9WFRE-HD2(Frederick) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WFMD(930AM) is anews–talk–sports–formattedbroadcastradio station licensed toFrederick, Maryland,and serving the Frederick–Hagerstownarea.[3]WFMD is owned and operated by Local Daily Media.[4]
Sale
[edit]WFMD, along with its sister stationWFRE,were put into a trust by owner Clear Channel Communications with the intention to sell the stations in August 2008.[5]
On March 27, 2019,Connoisseur Mediaannounced that it would acquire WFMD and WFRE from the Aloha Station Trust in exchange for transferring its cluster inErie, Pennsylvania,toiHeartMedia(the former Clear Channel).[6][7]The sale closed on May 20, 2019.[8]On July 24, 2024, Connoisseur announced a sale of WFMD and WFRE to Local Daily Media, owner ofWTYDandWBQKas well as a local news site servingWilliamsburg, Virginia.The sale closed on October 1.[9]
References
[edit]- ^abFCC History Cards for WFMD
- ^"Facility Technical Data for WFMD".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"Arbitron Station Information Profiles".Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings.RetrievedMarch 1,2014.
- ^"WFMD Facility Record".Federal Communications Commission,audio division.RetrievedMarch 1,2014.
- ^Waters Jr., Ed (August 7, 2008)."WFMD, WFRE put on the market".Frederick News-Post.
- ^"iHeartMedia & Connoisseur Media Swap Frederick & Erie".radioinsight.com.March 27, 2019.
- ^Fairfield, CJ."Two Frederick radio stations acquired by Connoisseur Media".The Frederick News-Post.
- ^No New Station Sales In FCC Database Tuesday Morning
- ^Venta, Lance (July 24, 2024)."Local Daily Media Acquires WFRE/WFMD".RadioInsight.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 31136 (WFMD)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WFMDinNielsen Audio's AM station database
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