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Coordinates: 38°18′46.46″N 77°26′18.94″W / 38.3129056°N 77.4385944°W / 38.3129056; -77.4385944
  
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WNTX
  • United States
    • Broadcast areaMetro Fredericksburg
    Frequency1350 kHz
    BrandingWNTX 1350 AM 96.5 FM
    Programming
    FormatNews/talk/sports
    Affiliations
  • Westwood One
  • Premiere Radio Networks
    • Ownership
    Owner
  • (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 ID65640
    ClassD
    Power
  • 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

  • LMS
    • Websitewww.wntxradio.com

    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.[2]

    History[edit]

    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.

    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.

    Translator[edit]

    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

    References[edit]

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

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