WNTX
Radio station in Fredericksburg, Virginia
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WNTX (1350 AM) is a news/talk/sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Fredericksburg, Virginia, serving metro Fredericksburg. WNTX is owned and operated by Connoisseur Media, through licensee Alpha Media Licensee LLC.[2]
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| Broadcast area | Metro Fredericksburg |
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| Frequency | 1350 kHz |
| Branding | WNTX 1350 AM |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk/sports |
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| History | |
First air date | 1960 (as WFLS) |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 65640 |
| Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 38°18′46.46″N 77°26′18.94″W |
| Translator | 96.5 W243BS (Fredericksburg) |
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| Website | www |
History
It was known as WFLS (reflecting its original owner, The Free Lance–Star) and simulcast with WFLS-FM until 1996, when the calls were changed to WYSK and it started simulcasting WYSK-FM.
On July 5, 2011, WYSK began carrying Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity talk shows during the day.[3] On July 15, 2011, WYSK changed its call letters to WNTX.
On January 23, 2015, Alpha Media "entered into a definitive agreement" to purchase WNTX and sister stations WFLS-FM, WVBX, and WWUZ from Free Lance-Star License, Inc.[4] The purchase was consummated on May 1, 2015, at a price of $8.1 million. Alpha Media merged with Connoisseur Media on September 4, 2025.[5]
Translator
In February 2010, WYSK began simulcasting on FM translator W243BS at 96.5 FM. On April 16, 2013, W243BS dropped its simulcast of WNTX for a simulcast of WFLS-FM HD2 carrying a freeform format.[6] The "FredFM" format was dropped in early March 2014, when W243BS resumed simulcasting WNTX.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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| W243BS | 96.5 FM | Fredericksburg, Virginia | 142774 | 250 | 86 m (282 ft) | D | 38°18′46.5″N 77°26′18.9″W | LMS |
