WPTF
News/talk radio station in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the AM radio station. For the television station formerly known as WPTF-TV, see WRDC.
WPTF (680 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a news/talk radio format. Licensed to Raleigh, the station serves the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. It is owned by the Curtis Media Group, with studios located on Highwoods Boulevard in Raleigh. WPTF's transmitter site is a three-tower facility off East Chatham Street, near Maynard Road NE, in Cary, North Carolina.[1]
Quick Facts Broadcast area, Frequency ...
Broadcast area | Research Triangle |
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Frequency | 680 kHz |
Branding | FM 98.5 AM 680 WPTF |
Programming | |
Format | News/talk |
Network | CBS News Radio |
Affiliations | Fox News Talk North Carolina News Network Radio America Westwood One North Carolina Tar Heels |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | October 25, 1924; 99 years ago (October 25, 1924) (as WFBQ at 1190) |
Former call signs | WFBQ (1924–1925) WRCO (1925–1927) |
Former frequencies | 1190 kHz (1924–1927) 1380 kHz (1927) 720 kHz (1927) 550 kHz (1927–1928) |
Call sign meaning | "We Protect The Family" (slogan of the station's former owner, Durham Life Insurance Company) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 21630 |
Class | B |
Power | 50,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°47′38″N 78°45′41″W |
Translator(s) | 98.5 W253CY (Cary) 98.7 W254AS (Rolesville) 107.5 W298DB (Smithfield) 103.3 W224DK (Durham) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | WPTF.com |
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