WTAR
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| City of license | Norfolk, Virginia |
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| Broadcast area | Hampton Roads |
| Branding | "AM 850 WTAR" |
| Slogan | "News, Sports, Information" |
| Frequency | 850 AM kHz |
| First air date | September, 1952 |
| Format | Talk/Sports |
| Power | 50,000 Watts daytime 25,000 Watts nighttime |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 60472 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Former callsigns | WRAP (19??-October 19, 1987) DWRAP (October 19, 1987-July 15, 1997)[1] |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio |
| Owner | Sinclair Communications (Sinclair Telecable, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WNIS, WNOB, WROX-FM, WUSH |
| Webcast | WTAR Webstream |
| Website | WTAR Online |
WTAR is a Talk/Sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Norfolk, Virginia, serving Hampton Roads.[2] WTAR is owned and operated by Sinclair Communications.[3]
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History
On July 6, 1934, WTAR dropped its affiliation with CBS and became an affiliate of NBC. At that time, the station was owned and operated by the Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch and Virginian-Pilot.[4]
See also
References
External Links
- AM 850 WTAR Online
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WTAR
- Radio-Locator Information on WTAR
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WTAR
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