WFMD
Broadcast areaFrederick, Maryland
Hagerstown, Maryland
Frequency930 kHz
Branding"Free Talk 930 WFMD"
Programming
FormatNews/talk/sports
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Compass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
WFRE
History
First air date
1936
Call sign meaning
W Frederick MarylanD
Technical information
Facility ID31136
ClassB
Power5,000 watts day
2,500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
39°24′55.0″N 77°27′41.0″W / 39.415278°N 77.461389°W / 39.415278; -77.461389
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewfmd.com

WFMD (930 AM) is a news/talk/sports-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Frederick, Maryland, serving the Frederick/Hagerstown area.[1] WFMD is owned and operated by Connoisseur Media.[2]

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.[3]

On March 27, 2019, Connoisseur Media announced that it would acquire WFMD and sister station WFRE from the Aloha Station Trust in exchange for transferring its Erie, Pennsylvania cluster to iHeartMedia.[4][5] The sale closed on May 20, 2019.[6]

References

  1. "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  2. "WFMD Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  3. Waters Jr., Ed (August 7, 2008). "WFMD, WFRE put on the market". Frederick News-Post.
  4. "iHeartMedia & Connoisseur Media Swap Frederick & Erie". RadioInsight. 27 March 2019.
  5. Fairfield, CJ. "Two Frederick radio stations acquired by Connoisseur Media". The Frederick News-Post.
  6. No New Station Sales In FCC Database Tuesday Morning


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