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WFMD
Broadcast areaFrederick, Maryland
Hagerstown, Maryland
Frequency930 AM kHz
Branding"Free Talk 930 WFMD"
Programming
FormatNews/Talk/Sports
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
WFRE
History
First air date
1936
Call sign meaning
W Frederick MarylanD
Technical information
Facility ID31136
ClassB
Power5,000 Watts daytime
2,500 Watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
39°24′55.0″N 77°27′41.0″W / 39.415278°N 77.461389°W / 39.415278; -77.461389
Links
WebcastWFMD Webstream
WebsiteWFMD Online

WFMD is a News/Talk/Sports-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Frederick, Maryland, serving the Frederick/Hagerstown area.[1] WFMD is owned and operated by Connoisseur Media.[2]

Sale

WFMD, along with its sister station WFRE, were put into a trust by owner Clear Channel Communications with the intention to sell the stations in August 2008.[3]

On March 27, 2019, Connoisseur Media announced that it would acquire WFMD and sister station WFRE from the Aloha Station Trust in exchange for transferring its Erie, Pennsylvania cluster to iHeartMedia.[4][5] The sale closed on May 21, 2019.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  2. ^ "WFMD Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  3. ^ Waters Jr., Ed (August 7, 2008). "WFMD, WFRE put on the market". Frederick News-Post.
  4. ^ "iHeartMedia & Connoisseur Media Swap Frederick & Erie". RadioInsight. 27 March 2019.
  5. ^ cjfairfield@newspost.com, CJ Fairfield. "Two Frederick radio stations acquired by Connoisseur Media". The Frederick News-Post.
  6. ^ No New Station Sales In FCC Database Tuesday Morning