Broadcast area | Kent County - Queen Anne's County |
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Frequency | 1530 kHz |
Branding | "The New 106-9, WCTR" |
Programming | |
Format | Classic Hits |
Affiliations | Maryland News Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | Hometown Multimedia, LLC |
History | |
First air date | June 16, 1963[1] |
Call sign meaning | W ChesTeRtown |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 34030 |
Class | D |
Power | 1,000 [watt]]s
days only 270 watts critical hours |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°13′35.0″N 76°05′20.0″W / 39.226389°N 76.088889°W |
Links | |
Webcast | WCTR Webstream |
Website | WCTR.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. [2] 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.
In addition to the main station, WCTR is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area. [3]
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP ( W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info |
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W295CJ | 106.9 FM | Chestertown, Maryland | 141573 | 50 | 106.9 m (351 ft) | D | LMS |
Broadcast area | Kent County - Queen Anne's County |
---|---|
Frequency | 1530 kHz |
Branding | "The New 106-9, WCTR" |
Programming | |
Format | Classic Hits |
Affiliations | Maryland News Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | Hometown Multimedia, LLC |
History | |
First air date | June 16, 1963[1] |
Call sign meaning | W ChesTeRtown |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 34030 |
Class | D |
Power | 1,000 [watt]]s
days only 270 watts critical hours |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°13′35.0″N 76°05′20.0″W / 39.226389°N 76.088889°W |
Links | |
Webcast | WCTR Webstream |
Website | WCTR.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. [2] 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.
In addition to the main station, WCTR is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area. [3]
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 |