WTPS (AM)
Appearance
Simulcasts WXGI Richmond | |
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Broadcast area | Metro Petersburg |
Frequency | 1240 kHz |
Branding | The Box |
Programming | |
Format | Classic hip hop |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WCDX, WKJM, WKJS, WPZZ, WXGI | |
History | |
First air date | 1945 (as WSSV) |
Former call signs | WSSV (1945–1986) WPLZ (1986–1989) WGCV (1989–2003) WROU (2003–2007) |
Call sign meaning | The People's Station |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 60474 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°14′1.0″N 77°22′36.0″W / 37.233611°N 77.376667°W |
Translator(s) | 102.7 W274BX (Petersburg) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | WTPS Webstream |
Website | theboxrichmond |
WTPS (1240 kHz) is a classic hip hop formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Petersburg, Virginia, serving Metro Petersburg.[2] WTPS is owned and operated by Urban One. The station's studios and offices are located just north of Richmond proper on Emerywood Parkway[3] in Petersburg.[4]
The station has broadcast the sports programming of WXGI Richmond since Urban One's purchase of that station on May 1, 2017 in order to give WXGI a metro Richmond FM signal.[5]
On April 19, 2021 WTPS changed their format from sports to classic hip hop, branded as "The Box".[6]
Translator
[edit]On July 9, 2016, WTPS began relaying its signal on an FM translator to widen its broadcast area. The translator is fed by WCDX-HD2.[7]
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info |
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W274BX | 102.7 FM | Petersburg, Virginia | 154012 | 180 | 86 m (282 ft) | D | LMS |
Previous logo
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTPS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WTPS Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ https://kissrichmond.com/about/ About Us | 99.3-105.7 Kiss FM
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WTPS-FM
- ^ "Urban One buys Richmond AM from Red Zebra". All Access. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ Radio One Opens A Classic Hip Hop Box In Richmond Radioinsight - April 19, 2021
- ^ "W274BX Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 60474 (WTPS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WTPS in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 154012 (W274BX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W274BX at FCCdata.org