WFTL

WFTL
West Palm Beach, Florida;
Broadcast area	South Florida
Frequency	850 kHz
Branding	850 WFTL
Programming
Format	News/talk
Affiliations	ABC News Radio; Fox News Radio; Compass Media Networks; Westwood One; Florida State Seminoles; WPTV-TV;
Ownership
Owner	Hubbard Broadcasting; (WPB FCC License Sub, LLC);
Sister stations	WRMF, WEAT, WIRK, WMBX, WMEN
History
First air date	February 14, 1948; 76 years ago
Former call signs	WEAT (1948–1984); WCGY (1984–1985); WEAT (1985–1998); WDJA (1998–2003);
Call sign meaning	"Fort Lauderdale"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	29490
Class	B
Power	50,000 watts day; 20,000 watts night;
Repeater(s)	97.9 WRMF-HD2 (Palm Beach); 107.9 WEAT-HD2; West Palm Beach; ;
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	850wftl.com

WFTL (850 AM) is a commercial radio station in West Palm Beach, Florida, serving parts of Palm Beach County, Broward County, and Miami-Dade County.^[2] The station airs a news/talk format and is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, through licensee WPP FCC License Sub, LLC.

By day, WFTL is powered at 50,000 watts, the maximum for commercial AM stations. As 850 AM is a clear channel frequency, to avoid interference to other stations, WFTL reduces power at night to 20,000 watts. It uses a directional antenna with a six-tower array. The transmitter is near U.S. Route 27 in Okeelanta.^[3]

^ "Facility Technical Data for WFTL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "Contact - 850 WFTL". 850wftl.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
^ Radio-Locator.com/WFTL