WFMD

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]

WFMD
CityFrederick, Maryland
Broadcast areaFrederick, Maryland
Hagerstown, Maryland
Frequency930 AM kHz
Branding"Free Talk 930 WFMD"
Slogan"Frederick's Free Talk"
Programming
FormatNews/Talk/Sports
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Premiere Networks
Ownership
OwnerConnoisseur Media
(Connoisseur Media Licenses, LLC)
Sister stationsWFRE
History
First air date1936
Call sign meaningW Frederick MarylanD
Technical information
Facility ID31136
ClassB
Power5,000 Watts daytime
2,500 Watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates39°24′55.0″N 77°27′41.0″W
Links
WebcastWFMD Webstream
WebsiteWFMD Online

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


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