Broadcast area Hampton Roads Class B Frequency 850 AM kHz Format Talk radio, Sports radio Area Hampton Roads Slogan News, Sports, Information | First air date September, 1952 Facility ID 60472 City of license Norfolk Owner Sinclair Communications Branding AM 850 WTAR | |
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Power 50,000 Watts daytime
25,000 Watts nighttime Former callsigns WRAP (19??-October 19, 1987)
DWRAP (October 19, 1987-July 15, 1997) | ||
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WTAR is a Sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Norfolk, Virginia, serving Hampton Roads. WTAR is owned and operated by Sinclair Communications.
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History
WTAR began broadcasting on September 21, 1923, with 15 W power. The output was increased to 5 KW by 1941.
On July 6, 1934, WTAR dropped its affiliation with CBS and became an affiliate of NBC. At that time, the station was owned and operated by the Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch and Virginian-Pilot.
FM
A sister station, WTAR-FM, began broadcasting in 1947 with 50 KW power.
References
WTAR Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA