WWTX

WWTX
Broadcast areaWilmington metropolitan area
Frequency1290 kHz
BrandingFox Sports 1290
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsFox Sports Radio
Baltimore Orioles Radio Network
Baltimore Ravens Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
WILM (AM), WDOV, WDSD, WRDX
History
First air date
April 21, 1947; 77 years ago (1947-04-21) (as WTUX)
Former call signs
WTUX (1947–1978)
WJBR (1978–2003)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID14373
ClassD
Power2,500 watts days
32 watts nights
Repeater(s)92.9 WRDX-HD2 (Smyrna)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitefoxsports1290am.iheart.com

WWTX (1290 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Wilmington, Delaware. It airs a sports radio format, with most programming from Fox Sports Radio. The studios are on McKee Road in Dover.

WWTX is a Class D radio station. It transmits 2,500 watts daytime, using a non-directional antenna. To protect other stations from interference, at night it reduces power to 32 watts. The transmitter is on East 7th Street in Wilmington, near Brandywine Creek.[2] Programming is also heard on the HD Radio digital subchannel of sister station 92.9 WRDX.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WWTX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WWTX-AM 1290 kHz - Wilmington, DE". radio-locator.com. Retrieved 2024-06-13.