WTPS (AM)

WTPS (1240 kHz) is a classic hip hop formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Petersburg, Virginia, serving Metro Petersburg.^[2] WTPS is owned and operated by Urban One. The station's studios and offices are located just north of Richmond proper on Emerywood Parkway^[3] in Petersburg.^[4]

WTPS

Simulcasts WXGI Richmond
Petersburg, Virginia
Broadcast area	Metro Petersburg
Frequency	1240 kHz
Branding	The Box
Programming
Format	Classic hip hop
Ownership
Owner	Urban One (Radio One Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WCDX, WKJM, WKJS, WPZZ, WXGI
History
First air date	1945 (as WSSV)
Former call signs	WSSV (1945–1986) WPLZ (1986–1989) WGCV (1989–2003) WROU (2003–2007)
Call sign meaning	The People's Station
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	60474
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates	37°14′1.0″N 77°22′36.0″W
Translator(s)	102.7 W274BX (Petersburg)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	WTPS Webstream
Website	theboxrichmond.com

The station has broadcast the sports programming of WXGI Richmond since Urban One's purchase of that station on May 1, 2017, in order to give WXGI a metro Richmond FM signal.^[5]

On April 19, 2021, WTPS changed their format from sports to classic hip hop, branded as "The Box".^[6]

Translator

On July 9, 2016, WTPS began relaying its signal on an FM translator to widen its broadcast area. The translator is fed by WCDX-HD2.^[7]

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	FCC info
W274BX	102.7 FM	Petersburg, Virginia	154012	180	86 m (282 ft)	D	LMS

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