| WCTR | |
| City: | Chestertown, Maryland |
| Area: | Kent County - Queen Anne's County |
| Branding: | "The New 106-9, WCTR" |
| Airdate: | [1] |
| Frequency: | 1530 kHz |
| Format: | Classic Hits |
| Power: | 1,000 watts days only 270 watts critical hours |
| Class: | D |
| Facility Id: | 34030 |
| Coordinates: | 39.2264°N -76.0889°W |
| Callsign Meaning: | W ChesTeRtown |
| Owner: | Hometown Multimedia, LLC |
| Webcast: | WCTR Webstream |
| Website: | WCTR.com |
| Affiliations: | Maryland News Network |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WCTR (1530 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Chestertown, Maryland, and serving Kent and Queen Anne's counties in Maryland. It broadcasts a classic hits radio format and is owned and operated by Hometown Multimedia, LLC.[2] The radio studios and offices are on Flatland Road in Chestertown.
WCTR is a daytimer AM station. It is powered at 1,000 watts (270 watts during critical hours). But 1530 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A stations KFBK Sacramento and WCKY Cincinnati. So at night, WCTR's AM transmitter must go off the air. Programming is heard around the clock on an FM translator: 106.9 W295CJ in Chestertown.
In addition to the main station, WCTR is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.[3]