WFTW

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.

WFTW
CityFort Walton Beach, Florida
Broadcast areaFort Walton Beach and Vicinity
Frequency1260 kHz
BrandingNewsTalk 1260
Slogan"Celebrating 50 years of broadcasting to the Emerald Coast!"
Programming
FormatNews/Talk
AffiliationsABC News
Ownership
OwnerCumulus Media
(Cumulus Licensing LLC)
Sister stationsWKSM, WNCV, WYZB, WZNS
History
First air date1954
Call sign meaningW ForT Walton Beach
Technical information
Facility ID27466
ClassD
Power2,500 watts (day)
131 watts (night)
Links
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteNewsTalk 1260

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.

gollark: I would still say things to you, just not read the responses.
gollark: Are you deliberately doing this to make me uncomfortable?
gollark: Further evidence of gnobody bad.
gollark: I can totally imagine it.
gollark: Yes, just never make mistakes, intellec.

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.


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