WFMD

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WFMD

| country = US

| logo = WFMD-AM 2014.png

| logo_upright = .9

| area = {{ubl|Western Maryland|Central Maryland|South Central Pennsylvania|Northern Shenandoah Valley|Northern Virginia|Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia|Potomac Highlands of West Virginia}}

| frequency = {{frequency|930|kHz}}

| branding = Free Talk 930 WFMD

| format = News/talk–sports radio

| affiliations = {{ubl|Fox News Radio|Compass Media Networks|Premiere Networks|Westwood One}}

| owner = Local Daily Media

| licensee = Davis Media, LLC

| sister_stations = WFRE

| airdate = {{start date and age|1936|1|27|p=y|br=yes}}{{Cite web|url=https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc={{{letterid}}} |title=History Cards for WFMD|publisher=Federal Communications Commission}} (Guide to reading History Cards)

| former_frequencies = 900 kHz (1936–1941)

| callsign_meaning = "Frederick, Maryland"

| licensing_authority = FCC

| facility_id = 31136

| class = B

| power = {{ubl|{{val|5000|u=watts|fmt=commas}} (day)|{{val|2500|u=watts|fmt=commas}} (night)}}

| coordinates = {{coord|39|24|55.0|N|77|27|41.0|W|type:landmark}}

| repeater = {{Radio Relay|99.9|WFRE-HD2|Frederick}}

| webcast = {{listenlive|https://player.tritondigital.com/13431}}

| website = {{URL|https://www.wfmd.com/}}

}}

WFMD ({{frequency|930|kHz}}, "Free Talk 930 WFMD") is a commercial news/talk and sports radio–formatted broadcast AM radio station licensed to Frederick, Maryland, and serving the Frederick–Hagerstown area.{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=WI14&band=am&callLetter=WFMD|title=Arbitron Station Information Profiles|access-date=March 1, 2014|work=Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings}} WFMD is owned and operated by Local Daily Media.{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WFMD|title=WFMD Facility Record|access-date=March 1, 2014|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}

Sale

WFMD, along with its sister station WFRE, were put into a trust by owner Clear Channel Communications with the intention to sell the stations in August 2008.{{cite news|url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/business/display.htm?StoryID=78490|title=WFMD, WFRE put on the market|last=Waters Jr.|first=Ed|date=August 7, 2008|work=Frederick News-Post}}

On March 27, 2019, Connoisseur Media announced that it would acquire WFMD and WFRE from the Aloha Station Trust in exchange for transferring its cluster in Erie, Pennsylvania, to iHeartMedia (the former Clear Channel).{{cite web |title=iHeartMedia & Connoisseur Media Swap Frederick & Erie |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/175710/iheartmedia-connoisseur-media-swap-frederick-erie/ |website=radioinsight.com |date=March 27, 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Fairfield |first1=CJ |title=Two Frederick radio stations acquired by Connoisseur Media |url=https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/arts_and_entertainment/music/two-frederick-radio-stations-acquired-by-connoisseur-media/article_fe2c7085-19c9-5afd-a397-d285952d0f7b.html |website=The Frederick News-Post |language=en}} The sale closed on May 20, 2019.[https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/186552/no-new-station-sales-in-fcc-database-tuesday-morni No New Station Sales In FCC Database Tuesday Morning] On July 24, 2024, Connoisseur announced a sale of WFMD and WFRE to Local Daily Media, owner of WTYD and WBQK as well as a local news site serving Williamsburg, Virginia. The sale closed on October 1.{{cite news |last1=Venta |first1=Lance |title=Local Daily Media Acquires WFRE/WFMD |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/275958/local-daily-media-acquires-wfre-wfmd/ |work=RadioInsight |date=July 24, 2024}}

References

External links

{{officialwebsite|https://www.wfmd.com/}}

Category:1936 establishments in Maryland

Category:Frederick, Maryland

Category:News and talk radio stations in the United States

Category:Radio stations established in 1936

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