WFRE

WFRE
City	Frederick, Maryland
Broadcast area	Central Maryland; Northern Virginia
Frequency	99.9 MHz (also on HD Radio)
Branding	"Free Country 99.9 WFRE"
Programming
Format	Country
Ownership
Owner	Connoisseur Media ; (Connoisseur Media Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WFMD
History
First air date	1961
Former call signs	WFMD-FM (1961–1969)
Call sign meaning	FREderick
Technical information
Facility ID	31139
Class	B
ERP	7,600 watts
HAAT	355 meters
Links
Webcast	WFRE Webstream
Website	WFRE Online

WFRE (99.9 FM) is a radio station located in Frederick, Maryland, in the United States. It plays Country music and is owned by Connoisseur Media along with its sister station 930 WFMD. Despite the station being located approximately 45 miles (72 kilometers) away from the two closest major cities (Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C.), its signal reaches both markets.

In 2007, Clear Channel Communications was required to spin off stations to comply with ownership limits. The stations were placed in the trust while Clear Channel sought a buyer.^[2]

On March 27, 2019, Connoisseur Media announced that it would acquire WFRE and sister station WFMD from the Aloha Station Trust in exchange for transferring its Erie, Pennsylvania cluster to iHeartMedia.^[3]^[4] The sale closed on May 20, 2019.^[5]

References[]

^ "Call letters" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 20, 1969. p. 105.
^ Waters Jr., Ed (August 7, 2008). "WFMD, WFRE put on the market". Frederick News-Post.
^ "iHeartMedia & Connoisseur Media Swap Frederick & Erie". RadioInsight. 27 March 2019.
^ cjfairfield@newspost.com, CJ Fairfield. "Two Frederick radio stations acquired by Connoisseur Media". The Frederick News-Post.
^ "No New Station Sales In FCC Database Tuesday Morning". All Access.

External links[]

Official website
WFRE in the FCC FM station database
WFRE on Radio-Locator
WFRE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

Coordinates: 39°30′00″N 77°29′56″W / 39.500°N 77.499°W / 39.500; -77.499

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[1] "Call letters" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 20, 1969. p. 105.

[2] Waters Jr., Ed (August 7, 2008). "WFMD, WFRE put on the market". Frederick News-Post.

[3] "iHeartMedia & Connoisseur Media Swap Frederick & Erie". RadioInsight. 27 March 2019.

[4] rfield@newspost.com, CJ Fairfield. "Two Frederick radio stations acquired by Connoisseur Media". The Frederick News-Post.

[5] "No New Station Sales In FCC Database Tuesday Morning". All Access.

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