WFRE

WFRE
City Frederick, Maryland
Broadcast area Central Maryland
Northern Virginia
Branding "Free Country 99.9 WFRE"
Slogan Frederick's Free Country
Frequency 99.9 MHz
First air date 1961
Format Country
ERP 7,600 watts
HAAT 355 meters
Class B
Facility ID 31139
Callsign meaning FREderick
Former callsigns WFMD-FM (1961–1969)[1]
Owner Aloha Station Trust, LLC
Sister stations WFMD
Webcast WFRE Webstream
Website WFRE Online

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

WFRE and sister station WFMD are owned by the Aloha Station Trust. 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; as of 2018, they have not been sold.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Call letters" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 20, 1969. p. 105.
  2. ↑ Waters Jr., Ed (August 7, 2008). "WFMD, WFRE put on the market". Frederick News-Post.

Coordinates: 39°30′00″N 77°29′56″W / 39.500°N 77.499°W / 39.500; -77.499


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