WFMD
Broadcast areaFrederick–Hagerstown, Maryland
Frequency930 kHz
Branding"Free Talk 930 WFMD"
Programming
FormatNews–talk–sports
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WFRE
History
First air date
1936 (1936)
Call sign meaning
"Frederick Maryland"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID31136
ClassB
Power
  • 5,000 watts (day)
  • 2,500 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
39°24′55.0″N 77°27′41.0″W / 39.415278°N 77.461389°W / 39.415278; -77.461389
Repeater(s)99.9 WFRE-HD2 (Frederick)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.wfmd.com

WFMD (930 AM) is a news–talk–sports–formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Frederick, Maryland, and serving the Frederick–Hagerstown area.[2] WFMD is owned and operated by Connoisseur Media.[3]

Sale

WFMD, along with its sister station WFRE, were put into a trust by owner Clear Channel Communications with the intention to sell the stations in August 2008.[4]

On March 27, 2019, Connoisseur Media announced that it would acquire WFMD and sister station WFRE from the Aloha Station Trust in exchange for transferring its Erie, Pennsylvania cluster to iHeartMedia.[5][6] The sale closed on May 20, 2019.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WFMD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ "WFMD Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ Waters Jr., Ed (August 7, 2008). "WFMD, WFRE put on the market". Frederick News-Post.
  5. ↑ "iHeartMedia & Connoisseur Media Swap Frederick & Erie". radioinsight.com. March 27, 2019.
  6. ↑ Fairfield, CJ. "Two Frederick radio stations acquired by Connoisseur Media". The Frederick News-Post.
  7. ↑ No New Station Sales In FCC Database Tuesday Morning


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