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WCTR (AM)
WCTR (1530 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Chestertown, Maryland, and serving Kent and Queen Anne's counties in Maryland. It broadcasts a classic hits radio format and is owned and operated by Hometown Multimedia, LLC. The radio studios and offices are on Flatland Road in Chestertown. WCTR is a daytimer AM station. It is powered at 1,000 watts (270 watts during critical hours). But 1530 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A stations KFBK Sacramento and WCKY Cincinnati. So at night, WCTR's AM transmitter must go off the air. Programming is heard around the clock on an FM translator: 106.9 W295CJ and on FM translator: 100.1 "'W261AE'".
Article summary
WCTR (1530 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Chestertown, Maryland, and serving Kent and Queen Anne's counties in Maryland. It broadcasts a classic hits radio format and is owned and operated by Hometown Multimedia, LLC. The radio studios and offices are on Flatland Road in Chestertown. WCTR is a daytimer AM station. It is powered at 1,000 watts (270 watts during critical hours). But 1530 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A stations KFBK Sacramento and WCKY Cincinnati. So at night, WCTR's AM transmitter must go off the air. Programming is heard around the clock on an FM translator: 106.9 W295CJ and on FM translator: 100.1 "'W261AE'".
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