WTAR
 | |
| City | Norfolk, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Hampton Roads |
| Branding | "Sports Radio 850" |
| Frequency | 850 AM kHz |
| First air date | September, 1952 |
| Format | Sports |
| Power |
50,000 Watts daytime 25,000 Watts nighttime |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 60472 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°3′36.0″N 76°41′26.0″W / 37.060000°N 76.690556°W |
| Former callsigns |
WRAP (19??-October 19, 1987) DWRAP (October 19, 1987-July 15, 1997)[1] |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio |
| Owner |
Sinclair Communications (Sinclair Telecable, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WNIS, WNOB, WROX-FM, WUSH, WUSH-HD2 |
| Webcast | WTAR Webstream |
| Website | WTAR Online |
WTAR is a Sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Norfolk, Virginia, serving Hampton Roads.[2] WTAR is owned and operated by Sinclair Communications.[3]
History
WTAR began broadcasting on September 21, 1923, with 15 W power. The output was increased to 5 KW by 1941.[4]
On July 6, 1934, WTAR dropped its affiliation with CBS and became an affiliate of NBC. At that time, the station was owned and operated by the Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch and Virginian-Pilot.[5]
FM
A sister station, WTAR-FM, began broadcasting in 1947 with 50 KW power.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Call Sign History - WTAR". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- ↑ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- ↑ "WTAR Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- 1 2 "WTAR-TV Marks Its First Year" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 30, 1951. p. 62. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ↑ "WTAR Joins the NBC" (PDF). Broadcasting. July 15, 1934. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
External links
- AM 850 WTAR Online
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WTAR
- Radio-Locator Information on WTAR
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WTAR
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