WKTR
| Simulcasting kHz | |
|---|---|
| Branding | Classic Hits 105.5 and 95.3 Sam FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Piedmont Communications, Inc. |
| WOJL, WCVA, WVCV | |
| History | |
First air date | February 17, 1991 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 73191 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 8,200 watts daytime only |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°15′57.0″N 78°24′53.0″W / 38.265833°N 78.414722°W |
| Translator(s) | 105.5 W288ED (Charlottesville) |
| Links | |
| Website | https://www.1055samfm.com |
WKTR (840 kHz) is a
History
Baker Family Stations, then doing business as Rural Radio Service, was first issued a construction permit for 840 kHz in September 1986. WKTR signed on February 17, 1991, with a religious talk format. The station is a
By 2005, the station was still running religious talk under the branding "The Ministry Station". That March 1, it became the Charlottesville market's first ESPN Radio affiliate under the branding "ESPN 840 Charlottesville".[3]
In 2010–11, WKTR flipped twice more: first to
Baker donated WKTR, by then valued at just $120,000, to CSN International on October 15, 2015.[5]
CSN sold WKTR to Piedmont Communications, Inc. in 2022 for $10,000.
References
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-563. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
- ^ "WKTR Facility Data". FCCData.
- ^ Corbin, Robert (March 2, 2005). "Group takes stations to Sports". VARTV.
- ^ Corbin, Robert (January 18, 2011). "Big Country now on AM too". VARTV.
- ^ "Charlottesville AM Daytimer Donated". All Access. October 15, 2015.
- ^ Deal Digest: Seven Mountains Media Picks Up Stations In Seven Pennsylvania Markets". Inside Radio. October 23, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ "WOJL/WCVA/WVCV/WKTR/W288ED/W237CA 1st Quarter 2024 Issues and Programs" (PDF). FCC Public Information Files. 3 April 2024.
- ^ "W288ED Facility Data". FCCData.