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| Broadcast area | Baltimore metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 1590 kHz |
| Branding | Famous 1590 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Brokered Multilingual |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | May 15, 1963 |
Former call signs | WISZ (1961–1977) WJRO (1977–2004) |
Call sign meaning | Homage to use by Baltimore station WFBR from 1924 to 1990. |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 19673 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°10′36″N 76°37′20″W / 39.17667°N 76.62222°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live URL |
| Website | wfbr1590 |
WFBR (1590 AM, "Famous 1590") is a brokered programming radio station licensed to Glen Burnie, Maryland, and serving the Baltimore metropolitan area. The station broadcasts an ethnic, multilingual format and is owned by Way Broadcasting Licensee, LLC.[2] The studios and transmitter are on 8th Avenue, Northwest in Glen Burnie.
WFBR broadcasts at 1,000 watts around the clock. To protect other stations on 1590 AM, as well as avoiding interference to WLXE in Rockville, Maryland, WFBR uses a directional antenna with a five-tower array.