Broadcast area | Emerald Coast |
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Frequency | 1260 kHz |
Branding | NewsTalk 1260 |
Programming | |
Format | News/talk |
Affiliations | ABC News Radio NBC News Radio Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Radio America Westwood One |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WKSM, WNCV, WYZB, WZNS | |
History | |
First air date | November 20, 1953 |
Former call signs | WFTW (1953–1979) WDIS (1979–1981) |
Call sign meaning | W ForT Walton Beach |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 27466 |
Class | D |
Power | 2,500 watts day 131 watts night |
Translator(s) | 107.5 W298CV (Fort Walton Beach) |
Repeater(s) | 96.5 WZNS-HD2 (Fort Walton Beach) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wftw.com |
WFTW (1260 AM) is a commercial radio station in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, serving the Emerald Coast. It is owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasts a news/talk format. The radio studios and offices are on Hollywood Boulevard NW in Fort Walton Beach.
By day, WFTW is powered at 2,500 watts non-directional. But to protect other stations on 1260 AM from interference at night, WFTW reduces power at sunset to 131 watts. The transmitter is co-located with the studios on Hollywood Boulevard NW, also used as the tower for co-owned 99.5 WKSM.[2]