WFLS-FM
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| City of license | Fredericksburg, Virginia |
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| Broadcast area | Central and Northern Virginia; Southern Maryland |
| Branding | "93.3 WFLS" |
| Slogan | "Today's Country" |
| Frequency |
93.3 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | 1960 |
| Format |
HD1: Country HD2: "Fred FM" |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 150 meters |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 65641 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°18′46.0″N 77°26′20.0″W / 38.312778°N 77.438889°W |
| Callsign meaning |
W Free Lance-Star owner |
| Affiliations |
AP Radio Motor Racing Network Performance Racing Network |
| Owner |
Free Lance-Star License, Inc. (sale pending to Alpha Media) |
| Sister stations | WNTX, WVBX, WWUZ |
| Webcast |
WFLS Webstream WFLS-HD2 Webstream |
| Website | WFLS Online |
WFLS-FM is a Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Fredericksburg, Virginia, serving Central and Northern Virginia. WFLS-FM is owned and operated by Free Lance-Star License, Inc.[1]
History
Adopting a middle-of-the-road format, WFLS-FM launched in 1960. The station switched to an all-Country format in 1975. It started broadcasting in High-Definition in May 2006.[2] It started with the slogan "Virginia's Best Country", used until early 2006. Then "Real Country Variety" used from early 2006 to April 2, 2012, and has been using "Today's Country" since then.[3]
On April 16, 2013, W243BS 96.5 dropped its simulcast of sister station WNTX for a simulcast of WFLS-HD2 carrying a Freeform format.[4] The "FredFM" format was dropped in early March of 2014, when W243BS resumed simulcasting sister station WNTX.
On January 23, 2015, Alpha Media "entered into a definitive agreement" to purchase WFLS and sister stations WNTX, WVBX, and WWUZ for an unknown sum.[5]
References
- ↑ "WFLS Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "WFLS-FM 93.3 227B". VARTV.com. June 25, 2012.
- ↑ "Stations get new paint". VARTV.com. April 2, 2012.
- ↑ Jett, Cathy (April 16, 2013). "FredFM hits the airwaves". Fredericksburg.com (Fredericksburg, VA).
- ↑ "Alpha Media To Purchase Free Lance-Star Radio Stations". All Access Music Group. January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
External links
- 93.3 WFLS Online
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WFLS
- Radio-Locator information on WFLS
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WFLS
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