WPTX

WPTX
Broadcast areaSouthern Maryland
Northern Neck[2][3]
Frequency1690 AM kHz
Branding100.7 FM and 1690 AM WPTX
Programming
Format
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerSomar Communications, Inc.[1]
WKIK, WMDM, WSMD-FM
History
First air date
February 4, 1953; 71 years ago (1953-02-04) (on 1570 kHz)[7]
Former call signs
  • WAZC (1998)
  • WMDM (1998–2000)[8][9]
[10]
Call sign meaning
Patuxent
Technical information[11]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID87109
ClassB
Power
  • 10,000 watts daytime
  • 1,000 watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
38°16′58.45″N 76°33′37.84″W / 38.2829028°N 76.5605111°W / 38.2829028; -76.5605111[1]
Translator(s)100.7 MHz W264DR (Lexington Park)
Links
Public license information
WebcastWPTX Webstream
WebsiteWPTX Online

WPTX (1690 AM) is an adult standards and soft oldies formatted broadcast radio station.[4] The station is licensed to Lexington Park, Maryland and serves Southern Maryland and the Northern Neck of Virginia in the United States.[1][2][3] WPTX is owned and operated by Somar Communications, Inc.[1]

WPTX is Maryland's first and only AM expanded band radio station, having moved to the expanded band from 920 kHz in 1998. It operates with 10,000 watts daytime and reduces power to 1,000 at night to protect other stations on 1690 AM. Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W264DR at 100.7 MHz in Lexington Park.

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  11. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPTX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.