WRTP
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City | Franklinton, North Carolina |
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Broadcast area | The Triangle |
Frequency | 88.5 MHz |
Branding | His Radio |
Programming | |
Format | Christian contemporary |
Ownership | |
Owner | Radio 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 ID | 5018 |
Class | C2 |
ERP | 24,000 Watts |
HAAT | 145.9 Meters (479 Feet) |
Translator(s) | See § Translators |
Repeater(s) | 90.1 WCCE (Buies Creek) 100.7 WRDU-HD2 (Wake Forest) |
Links | |
Webcast | http://209.85.88.198/WRTP.pls |
Website | http://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.
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) |
City of license | Facility ID |
FCC info |
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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 |
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) |
City of license | Facility ID |
FCC info |
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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[]
- ^ "Raleigh-Durham AM Dial". Archived from the original on 2002-10-15. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ^ "Raleigh-Durham FM Dial". Archived from the original on 2003-02-01. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ^ Fred Marion, "Local radio stations switch, tweak formats," Rocky Mount Telegram, July 21, 2005, Marquee section.
External links[]
- Radio stations in the Research Triangle
- Radio stations established in 1999
- 1999 establishments in North Carolina
- Christian radio stations in North Carolina