WTRI

WTRI is a broadcast radio station licensed to Brunswick, Maryland, serving Southern Frederick County, Maryland and Northern Loudoun County, Virginia. WTRI was Silent and in receivership until it was bought for $275,000 in May 2015 by Hasmukh Shah, who also owns WXMC in New Jersey. http://www.dcrtv.com/mediaw2.html

History

WTRI was owned by the Lyndon LaRouche organization based in nearby Leesburg, Virginia from 1986 to 1991. The LaRouche organization sold the failing station and it switched to a local music format in 1992.

On October 1, 2007, WTRI flipped to brokered Spanish language programming. The station's former "Vegas Radio" standards format was abandoned at that time.

As of March 3, 2009, WTRI was effectively silent, though no silent transmission application was filed with the Federal Communications Commission. On April 8, 2009, WTRI began carrying a Classic Country format under the branding "Radio Earl".

In January 2010, the "Radio Earl" Format was abandoned in favor of leasing the station's signal to nearby WTHU, a Christian-based talk radio AM station. In September 2010, the station ceased operations, and after October 2010, broadcast no signal.