WRTP

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WRTP
WRTP HISradioTriangle logo.png
CityFranklinton, North Carolina
Broadcast areaThe Triangle
Frequency88.5 MHz
BrandingHis Radio
Programming
FormatChristian contemporary
Ownership
OwnerRadio Training Network
(Radio Training Network, Inc.)
WCCE, WLFA
History
First air date
June 22, 2009
Call sign meaning
W Radio Training Piedmont
Technical information
Facility ID5018
ClassC2
ERP24,000 Watts
HAAT145.9 Meters (479 Feet)
Translator(s)See § Translators
Repeater(s)90.1 WCCE (Buies Creek)
100.7 WRDU-HD2 (Wake Forest)
Links
Webcasthttp://209.85.88.198/WRTP.pls
Websitehttp://www.hisradiowrtp.com/

WRTP (88.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian contemporary format. Licensed to Franklinton, North Carolina, United States, it serves the Raleigh/Durham area. The station is currently owned by Radio Training Network, with studios on Falls of Neuse Road in north Raleigh. Its transmitter is located near Warrenton.

History[]

After Carolina Christian Communications sold WRTP-AM and simulcast stations WRTG and WGSB to Radio Training Network, that company bought WHGG-FM 90.1 FM in Roanoke Rapids, which was licensed to a school, and changed its name to WRTP-FM.[1] The first translator, W216BN at 91.1 in Raleigh, signed on in 1999, giving the stations a nighttime signal in that area. W216BN moved from north Raleigh to the WSHA tower to prevent interference to WUNC-FM. Another translator was W257BH at 99.3 FM in Lizard Lick, serving eastern Wake County.[2] In 2005, WRTP-FM moved to the 88.5 frequency, former home of WZRU.[3] After WRTP-AM was sold to Que Pasa Radio, WRTP-FM continued to broadcast, having increased to 24 hours a day, on a network of translators stretching from Chapel Hill to Greenville.

In 2014, WRTP moved its license to the Raleigh exurb of Franklinton.

Translators[]

In addition to the main station, WRTP is relayed by full-power satellite WCCE in Fayetteville, plus an additional nine low-powered translators across east-central North Carolina. In 2019, iHeartMedia-owned and Wake Forest-licensed station WRDU began simulcasting WRTP on its second HD channel. Four of WRTP's translators were transferred to the WRDU license and officially repeat the WRDU-HD2 signal.

Broadcast translators of WRTP
Call sign Frequency
(MHz)		 City of license Facility
ID		 FCC info
W256AH 99.1 Durham, North Carolina 87712 FCC LMS
W222AO 92.3 South Goldsboro, North Carolina 157041 FCC LMS
W216BN 91.1 Raleigh, North Carolina 92570 FCC LMS
W255AM 98.9 Raleigh, North Carolina 87685 FCC LMS
W274AK 102.7 Wilson, North Carolina 87701 FCC LMS
Broadcast translators of WRDU-HD2
Call sign Frequency
(MHz)		 City of license Facility
ID		 FCC info
W299AP 107.7 Apex, North Carolina 87711 FCC LMS
W300CE 107.9 Chapel Hill, North Carolina 87711 FCC LMS
W254BV 98.7 Clayton, North Carolina 87682 FCC LMS
W243DA 96.5 Greenville, North Carolina 87700 FCC LMS

References[]

  1. ^ "Raleigh-Durham AM Dial". Archived from the original on 2002-10-15. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  2. ^ "Raleigh-Durham FM Dial". Archived from the original on 2003-02-01. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  3. ^ Fred Marion, "Local radio stations switch, tweak formats," Rocky Mount Telegram, July 21, 2005, Marquee section.

External links[]

Coordinates: 36°17′45″N 78°06′20″W / 36.2957°N 78.1055°W / 36.2957; -78.1055

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