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WFTW

Coordinates: 30°24′49″N 86°37′40″W / 30.41361°N 86.62778°W / 30.41361; -86.62778
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WFTW
Broadcast areaFort Walton Beach and Vicinity
Frequency1260 kHz
BrandingNewsTalk 1260
Programming
FormatNews/Talk
AffiliationsABC News
Ownership
Owner
WKSM, WNCV, WYZB, WZNS
History
First air date
1954
Call sign meaning
W ForT Walton Beach
Technical information
Facility ID27466
ClassD
Power2,500 watts (day)
131 watts (night)
Links
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteNewsTalk 1260

WFTW (1260 AM, "NewsTalk 1260") is a radio station serving the Fort Walton Beach, Florida area with a news/talk radio format. This station broadcasts on AM frequency 1260 kHz and is under ownership of Cumulus Media and features on-line programming from ABC News Radio.

History of call letters

WFTW was first licensed on January 6, 1954 to the Vacationland Broadcasting Company of Fort Walton Beach.[1] On February 28, 1979 the call letters were changed to WDIS, but they were changed back to WFTW on the first day of 1981.

The call letters WFTW earlier were assigned to a station in Fort Wayne, Indiana, that began broadcasting August 10, 1947.[2]

In the 1960s and 1970s, WFTW was an FM station in Fort Walton Beach with a “beautiful music” format.

References

  1. ^ "AM Query: First License Date" (FCC.gov)
  2. ^ "Staff of New Ft. Wayne 1-kw Station Announced" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 13, 1947. Retrieved 13 October 2014.

External links

30°24′49″N 86°37′40″W / 30.41361°N 86.62778°W / 30.41361; -86.62778