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WTPS (AM)

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WTPS
Broadcast areaMetro Petersburg
Frequency1240 kHz
Branding"ESPN 950"
Programming
FormatSports radio
AffiliationsESPN Radio
Ownership
Owner
WCDX, WKJM, WKJS, WPZZ
History
First air date
1945
Former call signs
WSSV (1945–1986)
WPLZ (1986–1989)
WGCV (1989–2003)
WROU (2003–2007)
Call sign meaning
The People's Station
Technical information
Facility ID60474
ClassC
Power1,000 Watts day and night
Transmitter coordinates
37°14′1.0″N 77°22′36.0″W / 37.233611°N 77.376667°W / 37.233611; -77.376667
Links
Websiteespnrichmond.com

WTPS is a sports radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Petersburg, Virginia, serving Metro Petersburg.[1] WTPS is owned and operated by Urban One. The station's studios and offices are located just north of Richmond proper on Emerywood Parkway[2] in Petersburg.[3]

The station has broadcast the sports programming of WXGI Richmond since Urban One's purchase of that station on May 1, 2017, in order to give WXGI a metro Richmond FM signal.[4]

Translator

On July 9, 2016, WTPS began relaying its signal on an FM translator to widen its broadcast area. The translator is fed by WCDX-HD2.[5]

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W274BX 102.7 FM FM Petersburg, Virginia 154012 180 watts 86 m (282 ft) D LMS

References

  1. ^ "WTPS Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ https://kissrichmond.com/about/ About Us | 99.3-105.7 Kiss FM
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WTPS-FM
  4. ^ "Urban One buys Richmond AM from Red Zebra". All Access. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  5. ^ "W274BX Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.