WNTX
Broadcast areaMetro Fredericksburg
Frequency1350 kHz
BrandingWNTX 1350 AM 96.5 FM
Programming
FormatNews/Talk/Sports
AffiliationsESPN Radio
Westwood One
Premiere Radio Networks
Ownership
Owner
WFLS-FM, WVBX, WWUZ
History
First air date
1960 (as WFLS)
Former call signs
WFLS (1960-1996)
WYSK (1996-2011)
Technical information
Facility ID65640
ClassD
Power1,000 watts (day)
37 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
38°18′46.0″N 77°26′20.0″W / 38.312778°N 77.438889°W / 38.312778; -77.438889
Translator(s)96.5 W243BS (Fredericksburg)
Links
WebsiteWNTX Online

WNTX 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.[1]

History

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.[2] On July 15, 2011, WYSK changed their call letters to WNTX.

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.[3] The purchase was consummated on May 1, 2015, at a price of $8.1 million.

Translator

In February 2010, WYSK began simulcasting on FM translator W243BS at 96.5 FM. On April 16, 2013, W243BS 96.5 dropped its simulcast of sister station WNTX for a simulcast of WFLS-HD2 carrying a Freeform format.[4] The "FredFM" format was dropped in early March 2014, when W243BS resumed simulcasting sister station WNTX.

Broadcast translator for WNTX
Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDERP (W)HAATClassFCC info
W243BS 96.5 FMFredericksburg, Virginia14277425086 m (282 ft)DLMS

References

  1. ↑ "WNTX Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ DeShazo, Steve (September 24, 2010). "Radio's 'Game' fills void for fans". The Free Lance-Star. Fredericksburg, VA.
  3. ↑ "Alpha Media To Purchase Free Lance-Star Radio Stations". All Access Music Group. January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  4. ↑ Jett, Cathy (April 16, 2013). "FredFM hits the airwaves". Fredericksburg.com. Fredericksburg, VA.


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