WFMD
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 930 kHz |
| Branding | Free Talk 930 WFMD |
| Programming | |
| LanguageTemplate:Pluralize from text | English |
| Format | News/talk and sports radio |
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Former frequencies | 900 kHz (1936–1941)[1] |
Call sign meaning | "Frederick, Maryland" |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
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| Class | B |
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| Webcast | Listen live |
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WFMD (930 kHz, "Free Talk 930 WFMD") is a commercial news/talk and sports radio–formatted broadcast AM radio station licensed to Frederick, Maryland, and serving the Central Maryland and Hagerstown metropolitan area.[3] WFMD is owned and operated by Local Daily Media.[4]
History
The station signed on the air on New Year's Day, 1936.[5]
In the mid-80s, WFMD added C-QUAM AM stereo.[6]
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.[7]
On March 27, 2019, Connoisseur Media announced that it would acquire WFMD and WFRE from the Aloha Station Trust in exchange for transferring its cluster in Erie, Pennsylvania, to iHeartMedia (the former Clear Channel).[8][9] The sale closed on May 20, 2019.[10] On July 24, 2024, Connoisseur announced a sale of WFMD and WFRE to Local Daily Media, owner of WTYD and WBQK as well as a local news site serving Williamsburg, Virginia. The sale closed on October 1.[11]
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History Cards for WFMD". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for WFMD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WFMD Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WFMD premiere". The News. Frederick, Maryland. January 2, 1936. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Waters Jr., Ed (August 7, 2008). "WFMD, WFRE put on the market". Frederick News-Post.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."iHeartMedia & Connoisseur Media Swap Frederick & Erie". radioinsight.com. March 27, 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fairfield, CJ. "Two Frederick radio stations acquired by Connoisseur Media". The Frederick News-Post.
- ^ No New Station Sales In FCC Database Tuesday Morning
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Venta, Lance (July 24, 2024). "Local Daily Media Acquires WFRE/WFMD". RadioInsight.
External links
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- WFMD in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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