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This article is about a radio station in Charles Town, West Virginia. For Emory University's student-operated radio station, see Emory University § Student organizations.

Radio station in West Virginia, United States

WMRE
Charles Town, West VirginiaUnited States
Broadcast area Eastern Panhandle of West VirginiaWestern MarylandSouth Central PennsylvaniaNorthern Shenandoah ValleyNorthern Virginia
Frequency 1550 kHz
Branding Fox Sports 1550
Programming
Language English
Format Sports radio
Affiliations Fox Sports RadioWest Virginia MetroNews
Ownership
Owner iHeartMedia(iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations W239BVWFQXWKSI-FMWUSQ-FM
History
First air date May 28, 1962(62 years ago) (1962-05-28)
Former call signs WXVA (1962–1997)
Call sign meaning "Memories" former branding
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority FCC
Facility ID 27003
Class D
Power 5,000 watts (daytime)6 watts (nighttime)
Transmitter coordinates 39°16′23.0″N 77°51′56.0″W / 39.273056°N 77.865556°W / 39.273056; -77.865556
Links
Public license information Public fileLMS
Webcast Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website foxsports1550.iheart.com

WMRE (1550 kHz) is a commercial AM sports radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Charles Town, West Virginia, serving Charles Town and Jefferson County, West Virginia. WMRE is owned and operated by iHeartMedia.[2]

While the station is licensed to Charles Town, West Virginia, where the station's tower is also located, the station is run from the iHeartMedia studios in Winchester, Virginia. By day, WMRE is powered at 5,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna. But because 1550 AM is a Canadian clear channel frequency reserved for Class A station CBEF in Windsor, Ontario, WMRE must reduce power at night to 6 watts.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMRE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WMRE Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.