WMRE
Radio station in Charles Town, West Virginia, United States
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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]
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| Frequency | 1550 kHz |
| Branding | Fox Sports 1550 |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Sports radio |
| Network | Fox Sports Radio |
| Affiliations | iHeartRadio |
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| History | |
First air date | May 28, 1962 |
Former call signs | WXVA (1962–1997) |
Call sign meaning | "Memories" former branding |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 27003 |
| Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 39°16′23.0″N 77°51′56.0″W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | foxsports1550 |
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.
