WNTX
| City of license | Fredericksburg, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Metro Fredericksburg |
| Branding | "News Talk Sports Radio 1350 AM & 96.5 FM" |
| Frequency | 1350 kHz |
| Translator(s) | W243BS (96.5, Fredericksburg) |
| First air date | 1960 |
| Format | News/Talk/Sports |
| Power | 1,000 watts (day) 37 watts (night) |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 65640 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Former callsigns | WFLS (1960-1996) WYSK (1996-2011) |
| Affiliations | ESPN Radio Westwood One Premiere Radio Networks |
| Owner | Alpha Media LLC (Alpha Media Licensee LLC) |
| Sister stations | WFLS-FM, WVBX, WWUZ |
| Website | WNTX 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 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.
References
External links
- News Talk Sports Radio 1350 AM & 96.5 FM Online
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WNTX
- Radio-Locator Information on WNTX
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WNTX
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