WCTR (AM)

This article is about the radio station based in Chestertown, Maryland, not to be confused with the fictional radio station from the Grand Theft Auto franchise. For other uses, see WCTR (disambiguation).

WCTR (1530 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Chestertown, Maryland, and serving Kent and Queen Anne's counties in Maryland. It broadcasts a classic hits radio format and is owned and operated by Hometown Multimedia, LLC.^[3] The radio studios and offices are on Flatland Road in Chestertown.

WCTR

Chestertown, Maryland
Broadcast area	Kent County - Queen Anne's County
Frequency	1530 kHz
Branding	"The New 106-9, WCTR"
Programming
Format	Classic Hits
Affiliations	Maryland News Network
Ownership
Owner	Hometown Multimedia, LLC
History
First air date	June 16, 1963; 62 years ago (1963-06-16)[1]
Call sign meaning	W ChesTeRtown
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	34030
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts days only 270 watts critical hours
Transmitter coordinates	39°13′35.0″N 76°05′20.0″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	WCTR Webstream
Website	WCTR.com

WCTR is a daytimer AM station. It is powered at 1,000 watts (270 watts during critical hours). But 1530 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A stations KFBK Sacramento and WCKY Cincinnati. So at night, WCTR's AM transmitter must go off the air. Programming is heard around the clock on an FM translator: 106.9 W295CJ and on FM translator: 100.1 "'W261AE'".

Translators

In addition to the main station, WCTR is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.^[4]

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	FCC info
W295CJ	106.9 FM	Chestertown, Maryland	141573	50	106.9 m (351 ft)	D	LMS