WFRE

WFRE (99.9 FM) is a radio station located in Frederick, Maryland, in the United States. It plays Country music and is owned by Connoisseur Media along with its sister station 930 WFMD. Despite the station being located approximately 45 miles (72 kilometers) away from the two closest major cities (Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C.), its signal reaches both markets.

WFRE
CityFrederick, Maryland
Broadcast areaCentral Maryland
Northern Virginia
Frequency99.9 MHz
Branding"Free Country 99.9 WFRE"
SloganFrederick's Free Country
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
OwnerConnoisseur Media
(Connoisseur Media Licenses, LLC)
Sister stationsWFMD
History
First air date1961
Former call signsWFMD-FM (1961–1969)[1]
Call sign meaningFREderick
Technical information
Facility ID31139
ClassB
ERP7,600 watts
HAAT355 meters
Links
WebcastWFRE Webstream
WebsiteWFRE Online

In 2007, Clear Channel Communications was required to spin off stations to comply with ownership limits. The stations were placed in the trust while Clear Channel sought a buyer.[2]

On March 27, 2019, Connoisseur Media announced that it would acquire WFRE and sister station WFMD from the Aloha Station Trust in exchange for transferring its Erie, Pennsylvania cluster to iHeartMedia.[3][4] The sale closed on May 21, 2019.[5]

References
  1. "Call letters" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 20, 1969. p. 105.
  2. Waters Jr., Ed (August 7, 2008). "WFMD, WFRE put on the market". Frederick News-Post.
  3. "iHeartMedia & Connoisseur Media Swap Frederick & Erie". RadioInsight. 27 March 2019.
  4. cjfairfield@newspost.com, CJ Fairfield. "Two Frederick radio stations acquired by Connoisseur Media". The Frederick News-Post.
  5. "No New Station Sales In FCC Database Tuesday Morning". All Access.


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