WMRE

This article is about a radio station in Charles Town, West Virginia. For Emory University's student-operated radio station, see Emory University § Student organizations.

WMRE (1550 kHz) is a commercial AM sports radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Charles Town, West Virginia, serving Charles Town and Jefferson County, West Virginia. WMRE is owned and operated by iHeartMedia.^[2]

WMRE

Charles Town, West Virginia United States
Broadcast area	Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia Western Maryland South Central Pennsylvania Northern Shenandoah Valley Northern Virginia
Frequency	1550 kHz
Branding	Fox Sports 1550
Programming
Language	English
Format	Sports radio
Affiliations	Fox Sports Radio West Virginia MetroNews
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	W239BV WFQX WKSI-FM WUSQ-FM
History
First air date	May 28, 1962 (63 years ago) (1962-05-28)
Former call signs	WXVA (1962–1997)
Call sign meaning	"Memories" former branding
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	27003
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts (daytime) 6 watts (nighttime)
Transmitter coordinates	39°16′23.0″N 77°51′56.0″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	foxsports1550.iheart.com

While the station is licensed to Charles Town, West Virginia, where the station's tower is also located, the station is run from the iHeartMedia studios in Winchester, Virginia. By day, WMRE is powered at 5,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna. But because 1550 AM is a Canadian clear channel frequency reserved for Class A station CBEF in Windsor, Ontario, WMRE must reduce power at night to 6 watts.