WPTF

WPTF

Raleigh, North Carolina United States
Broadcast area	Research Triangle
Frequency	680 kHz
Branding	FM 92.9, 107.5 and AM 680, WPTF
Programming
Format	News/talk
Affiliations	CBS News Radio Fox News Talk North Carolina News Network Radio America Westwood One North Carolina Tar Heels
Ownership
Owner	Curtis Media Group (First State Communications)
Sister stations	WBBB, WKIX, WKIX-FM, WKJO, WKXU, WPLW-FM, WQDR, WQDR-FM
History
First air date	October 25, 1924; 99 years ago (1924-10-25)
Former call signs	WFBQ (1924–1925) WRCO (1925–1927)
Former frequencies	1190 kHz (1924–1927) 1380 kHz (1927) 720 kHz (1927) 550 kHz (1927–1928)
Call sign meaning	"We Protect The Family" (slogan of the station's former owner, Durham Life Insurance Company)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	21630
Class	B
Power	50,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	35°47′38.55″N 78°45′40.02″W / 35.7940417°N 78.7611167°W / 35.7940417; -78.7611167 (WPTF)
Translator(s)	92.9 W225DF (Raleigh) 98.7 W254AS (Rolesville) 107.5 W298DB (Smithfield) 92.7 W224DK (Durham)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	wptf.com

WPTF (680 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a news/talk radio format. Licensed to Raleigh, North Carolina, the station serves the Research Triangle area. It is owned by the Curtis Media Group, with studios located on Highwoods Boulevard in Raleigh. WPTF's transmitter site is a three-tower facility off East Chatham Street, near Maynard Road NE, in Cary, North Carolina.^[2]