WFTL

WFTL
Broadcast areaSouth Florida
Frequency850 kHz
Branding850 WFTL
Programming
FormatNews/talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WRMF, WEAT, WIRK, WMBX, WMEN
History
First air date
February 14, 1948 (1948-02-14)
Former call signs
  • WEAT (1948–1984)
  • WCGY (1984–1985)
  • WEAT (1985–1998)
  • WDJA (1998–2003)
Call sign meaning
"Fort Lauderdale"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID29490
ClassB
Power
  • 50,000 watts day
  • 20,000 watts night
Repeater(s)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Website850wftl.com

WFTL (850 AM) is a commercial radio station in West Palm Beach, Florida, serving parts of Palm Beach County, Broward County, and Miami-Dade County.[2] The station airs a News/talk format and is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, through licensee WPP FCC License Sub, LLC.

By day, WFTL is powered at 50,000 watts, the maximum for commercial AM stations in the United States. As 850 AM is a clear channel frequency, to avoid interference to other stations, WFTL reduces power at night to 20,000 watts. It uses a directional antenna with a six-tower array. The transmitter is near U.S. Route 27 in Okeelanta.[3]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFTL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Contact - 850 WFTL". 850wftl.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WFTL

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