WFRE
Broadcast area
Frequency99.9 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingFree Country 99.9 WFRE
Programming
FormatCountry music
SubchannelsHD2: WFMD simulcast (News–talk–sports)
AffiliationsWestwood One
Ownership
Owner
WFMD
History
First air date
1961 (1961) in radio
Former call signs
WFMD-FM (1961–1969)[1]
Call sign meaning
Frederick
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID31139
ClassB
ERP7,600 watts
HAAT355 meters
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewfre.com

WFRE (99.9 FM) is a radio station located in Frederick, Maryland, in the United States. It plays Country music and is owned by Connoisseur Media along with its sister station 930 WFMD. Despite the station being located approximately 45 miles (72 km) away from the two closest major cities (Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C.), its signal reaches both markets.

In 2007, Clear Channel Communications was required to spin off stations to comply with ownership limits. The stations were placed in the trust while Clear Channel sought a buyer.[3]

On March 27, 2019, Connoisseur Media announced that it would acquire WFRE and sister station WFMD 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. ↑ "Call letters" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 20, 1969. p. 105.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WFRE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  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". All Access.

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