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. The radio studios and offices are on Flatland Road in Chestertown.
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 in Chestertown.
Translators
In addition to the main station, WCTR is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.
References
External links
FM 106.9 and AM 1530 WCTR Online
Chestertown, Maryland
CTR (AM) Radio stations established in 1963 1963 establishments in Maryland CTR