WTPS (AM)

WTPS is a sports radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Petersburg, Virginia, serving Metro Petersburg.[1] WTPS is owned and operated by Urban One. The station's studios and offices are located just north of Richmond proper on Emerywood Parkway[2] in Petersburg.[3]

WTPS
CityPetersburg, Virginia
Broadcast areaMetro Petersburg
Frequency1240 kHz
Branding"ESPN 950"
Slogan"Richmond's Home of the Redskins"
Programming
FormatSports radio
AffiliationsESPN Radio
Ownership
OwnerUrban One
(Radio One Licenses, LLC)
Sister stationsWCDX, WKJM, WKJS, WPZZ
History
First air date1945
Former call signsWSSV (1945–1986)
WPLZ (1986–1989)
WGCV (1989–2003)
WROU (2003–2007)
Call sign meaningThe People's Station
Technical information
Facility ID60474
ClassC
Power1,000 Watts day and night
Transmitter coordinates37°14′1.0″N 77°22′36.0″W
Links
Websiteespnrichmond.com

The station has broadcast the sports programming of WXGI Richmond since Urban One's purchase of that station on May 1, 2017, in order to give WXGI a metro Richmond FM signal.[4]

Translator

On July 9, 2016, WTPS began relaying its signal on an FM translator to widen its broadcast area. The translator is fed by WCDX-HD2.[5]

Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
(W)		Height
(m (ft))		ClassFCC info
W274BX102.7 FMPetersburg, Virginia154012180 watts86 m (282 ft)DFCC

References
  1. "WTPS Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. https://kissrichmond.com/about/ About Us | 99.3-105.7 Kiss FM
  3. Radio-Locator.com/WTPS-FM
  4. "Urban One buys Richmond AM from Red Zebra". All Access. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  5. "W274BX Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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