WFMD explained

WFMD
City:Frederick, Maryland
Area:Frederick–Hagerstown, Maryland
Branding:"Free Talk 930 WFMD"
Frequency:930 kHz
Format:Newstalksports
Class:B
Licensing Authority:FCC
Facility Id:31136
Coordinates:39.4153°N -77.4614°W
Callsign Meaning:"Frederick Maryland"
Owner:Connoisseur Media
Licensee:Connoisseur Media Licenses, LLC
Sister Stations:WFRE

WFMD (930 AM) is a newstalksports–formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Frederick, Maryland, and 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arbitron Station Information Profiles. March 1, 2014. Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings.
  2. Web site: WFMD Facility Record. March 1, 2014. Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. News: WFMD, WFRE put on the market. Waters Jr.. Ed. August 7, 2008. Frederick News-Post.
  4. Web site: iHeartMedia & Connoisseur Media Swap Frederick & Erie . radioinsight.com . March 27, 2019.
  5. Web site: Fairfield . CJ . Two Frederick radio stations acquired by Connoisseur Media . The Frederick News-Post . en.
  6. 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