WNTX (original) (raw)

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Radio station in Virginia, United States

WNTX

Fredericksburg, VirginiaUnited States
Broadcast area Metro Fredericksburg
Frequency 1350 kHz
Branding WNTX 1350 AM
Programming
Format News/talk/sports
Affiliations Fox News RadioESPN RadioCompass Media NetworksPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner Alpha Media LLC(Alpha Media Licensee LLC)
Sister stations WFLS-FM, WVBX, WWUZ
History
First air date 1960 (as WFLS)
Former call signs WFLS (1960–1996)WYSK (1996–2011)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority FCC
Facility ID 65640
Class D
Power 1,000 watts (day)37 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates 38°18′46.46″N 77°26′18.94″W / 38.3129056°N 77.4385944°W / 38.3129056; -77.4385944
Translator(s) 96.5 W243BS (Fredericksburg)
Links
Public license information Public fileLMS
Website www.wntxradio.com

WNTX (1350 AM) is a news/talk/sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Fredericksburg, Virginia, serving metro Fredericksburg. WNTX is owned and operated by Alpha Media LLC, through licensee Alpha Media Licensee LLC.[2]

It was known as WFLS and simulcast with WFLS-FM until 1996, when the calls were changed to WYSK and it started simulcasting WYSK-FM.

On July 5, 2011, WYSK began carrying Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity talk shows during the day.[3] On July 15, 2011, WYSK changed its call letters to WNTX.

Logo before dropping the FM frequency from the branding

On January 23, 2015, Alpha Media "entered into a definitive agreement" to purchase WNTX and sister stations WFLS-FM, WVBX, and WWUZ from Free Lance-Star License, Inc. for an unknown sum.[4] The purchase was consummated on May 1, 2015, at a price of $8.1 million.

In February 2010, WYSK began simulcasting on FM translator W243BS at 96.5 FM. On April 16, 2013, W243BS dropped its simulcast of WNTX for a simulcast of WFLS-FM HD2 carrying a freeform format.[5] The "FredFM" format was dropped in early March 2014, when W243BS resumed simulcasting WNTX.

Broadcast translator for WNTX

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
W243BS 96.5 FM Fredericksburg, Virginia 142774 250 86 m (282 ft) D 38°18′46.5″N 77°26′18.9″W / 38.312917°N 77.438583°W / 38.312917; -77.438583 (W243BS) LMS
  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WNTX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WNTX Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ DeShazo, Steve (September 24, 2010). "Radio's 'Game' fills void for fans". The Free Lance-Star. Fredericksburg, VA.
  4. ^ "Alpha Media To Purchase Free Lance-Star Radio Stations". All Access Music Group. January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  5. ^ Jett, Cathy (April 16, 2013). "FredFM hits the airwaves". Fredericksburg.com. Fredericksburg, VA.