WNTX

WNTX
City of license	Fredericksburg, Virginia
Broadcast area	Metro Fredericksburg
Branding	"News Talk Sports Radio 1350 AM & 96.5 FM"
Frequency	1350 kHz
Translator(s)	W243BS (96.5, Fredericksburg)
First air date	1960
Format	News/Talk/Sports
Power	1,000 watts (day) 37 watts (night)
Class	D
Facility ID	65640
Transmitter coordinates	38°18′46.0″N 77°26′20.0″W / 38.312778°N 77.438889°W / 38.312778; -77.438889
Former callsigns	WFLS (1960-1996) WYSK (1996-2011)
Affiliations	ESPN Radio Westwood One Premiere Radio Networks
Owner	Alpha Media LLC (Alpha Media Licensee LLC)
Sister stations	WFLS-FM, WVBX, WWUZ
Website	WNTX Online

WNTX is a News/Talk/Sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Fredericksburg, Virginia, serving metro Fredericksburg. WNTX is owned and operated by Alpha Media LLC, through licensee Alpha Media Licensee LLC.^[1]

History

It was known as WFLS and simulcast with WFLS-FM until 1996, when the calls were changed to WYSK and it started simulcasting WYSK-FM.

On July 5, 2011, WYSK began carrying Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity talk shows during the day.^[2] On July 15, 2011, WYSK changed their call letters to WNTX.

On January 23, 2015, Alpha Media "entered into a definitive agreement" to purchase WNTX and sister stations WFLS-FM, WVBX, and WWUZ from Free Lance-Star License, Inc. for an unknown sum.^[3] The purchase was consummated on May 1, 2015, at a price of $8.1 million.

Translator

In February 2010, WYSK began simulcasting on translator W243BS at 96.5 FM. 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 2014, when W243BS resumed simulcasting sister station WNTX.

References

↑ "WNTX Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ DeShazo, Steve (September 24, 2010). "Radio's 'Game' fills void for fans". The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, VA).
↑ "Alpha Media To Purchase Free Lance-Star Radio Stations". All Access Music Group. January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
↑ Jett, Cathy (April 16, 2013). "FredFM hits the airwaves". Fredericksburg.com (Fredericksburg, VA).

External links

News Talk Sports Radio 1350 AM & 96.5 FM Online

Query the FCC's AM station database for WNTX

Radio-Locator Information on WNTX

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WNTX

Radio stations in the Fredericksburg, Virginia market

By FM frequency	88.1 88.1 89.1 89.5 90.5 93.3 95.9 96.5 96.9 99.3 101.5 102.7 103.1 104.5 105.5

By AM frequency	920 1230 1340 1350 1420 1490

By callsign	W243BS WBQB WCVA WFLS-FM WFVA WGRQ WGRX WJMA WJYJ WKCW WLMP-LP WNTX WOJL WPRZ-FM WRLP WURA WVBX WVCV WWER WWUZ WYAU

Virginia radio markets Bristol Fredericksburg Harrisonburg Norfolk–Newport News–Virginia Beach Richmond Roanoke–Lynchburg Winchester Other Virginia radio regions Blacksburg–Christiansburg–Radford–Pulaski Bluefield Charlottesville Eastern Shore Farmville Northern Neck Roanoke Rapids–South Hill Southside Southwest Virginia Virginia Highlands See also List of radio stations in Virginia Washington DC Metro Markets Frederick, MD Baltimore

Sports Radio Stations in the state of Virginia

Stations:	WBLT - Bedford WFHG - Bristol WFTR - Front Royal WGMN - Roanoke WHBG - Harrisonburg WINC - Winchester WJFK - Manassas WKEX - Blacksburg WNTX - Fredericksburg WNVA - Norton WODI - Brookneal WODY - Fieldale WOPI - Bristol WRNL - Richmond WTAR - Norfolk WTON - Staunton WVAX - Charlottesville WVGM - Lynchburg WVSP-FM - Yorktown WWXX - Buckland¹ WXGI - Richmond WXTG - Hampton WZEZ - Goochland

¹ = WWXX operates as a full-time simulcast of Washington, D. C.-licensed WTEM.

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Virginia See also ESPN Radio ESPN Deportes Radio Fox Sports Radio CBS Sports Radio NBC Sports Radio Yahoo! Sports Radio Sports Byline USA

ESPN Radio stations in the Commonwealth of Virginia

Full-time affiliates	Bedford – WBLT Buckland – WWXX¹ Blacksburg – WKEX Charlottesville – WVAX Fieldale – WODY Fredericksburg – WNTX Harrisonburg – WHBG Lynchburg – WVGM Norton – WNVA Richmond – WXGI Roanoke – WGMN Staunton – WTON Washington – WTEM Yorktown – WVSP-FM

Part-time affiliates	Charlottesville – WKAV Richmond – WRNL

¹ = WWXX operates as a full-time simulcast of Washington, D.C.-licensed WTEM.

See also List of ESPN Radio affiliates See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Virginia See also ESPN Radio ESPN Deportes Radio Fox Sports Radio CBS Sports Radio NBC Sports Radio Yahoo! Sports Radio Sports Byline USA

News/Talk radio stations in the state of Virginia

Stations	WBRG – Lynchburg WBZS – Shawsville WCBX – Bassett WCHV – Charlottesville WCHV-FM – Charlottesville WCRW – Leesburg WFHG-FM – Abingdon WFIR – Roanoke WFJX – Roanoke WFNR – Blacksburg WFVA – Fredericksburg WINA – Charlottesville WINC – Winchester WIQO-FM – Lynchburg WKCI – Waynesboro WKCY – Harrisonburg WLNI – Lynchburg WLVA – Lynchburg WMAL-FM – Woodbridge WMNA – Gretna WMVA – Martinsville WNIS – Norfolk WNTX – Fredericksburg WPIN – Dublin WRCW – Warrenton WREL – Lexington WRVA – Richmond WSVA – Harrisonburg WSVG – Mount Jackson WTAR – Norfolk

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Virginia

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