WFSP is a News/Talk formatted broadcast radio station.[4] The station is licensed to Kingwood, West Virginia and serves Kingwood and Preston County in West Virginia.[1][2][3] WFSP is owned by David Wills and operated under their WFSP Radio, LLC licensee.[1]
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Broadcast area | Kingwood, West Virginia Preston County, West Virginia[2][3] |
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Frequency | 1560 AM kHz |
Branding | NewsTalk 1560 WFSP |
Programming | |
Format | News/Talk[4] |
Affiliations | Fox News Radio Premiere Networks TownHall Radio West Virginia MetroNews |
Ownership | |
Owner | |
WFSP-FM | |
History | |
First air date | August 25, 1967[5] |
Former call signs | WFSP (1967–Present)[6][7] |
Call sign meaning | W Free State of Preston[8] |
Technical information[9] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 70624 |
Class | D |
Power | 1,000 Watts daytime 250 Watts critical hours[1] |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°28′50.0″N 79°43′11.0″W / 39.480556°N 79.719722°W[1] |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Website | WFSP Online |
Sold
editOn June 6, 2013, WFSP and sister station WFSP-FM were sold to Kingwood-based WFSP Radio, LLC for $500,000.[10][11] The sale was closed on September 30, 2013.[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "WFSP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ a b "WFSP-AM 1560 kHz - Kingwood, WV - Daytime Coverage". Theodric Technologies, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ a b "WFSP-AM 1560 kHz - Kingwood, WV - Critical Hours". Theodric Technologies, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-589. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "FCCdata.org - powered by REC - WFSP-AM". REC Networks. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Origins of Broadcast Call Letters in West Virginia". Jeff Miller/Various. November 10, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFSP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Application For Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. June 6, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Asset Purchase Agreement". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. June 3, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Consummation Notice". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. September 30, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
External links
edit- NewsTalk 1560 WFSP Online
- Facility details for Facility ID 70624 (WFSP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WFSP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Media related to WFSP at Wikimedia Commons