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| Broadcast area | Piedmont Triad |
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| Frequency | 830 kHz |
| Branding | The Truth Triad - AM 830 / FM 97.7 / 99.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian talk and teaching |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Truth Broadcasting |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 63478 |
| Class | B |
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Public license information | |
| Website | www |
WTRU (830 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Kernersville, North Carolina, and serving the Piedmont Triad.[2] It is owned by Truth Broadcasting and carries a Christian talk and teaching radio format. Truth Broadcasting is owned by Stuart Epperson, Jr., son of Stuart Epperson, founder of Salem Communications. The station is the flagship of the "Truth Network," including WDRU in the Research Triangle, WCRU in Charlotte, WLES in Richmond, Virginia, and KUTR in Salt Lake City.
By day, WTRU transmits with 50,000 watts, the maximum for AM stations in the U.S., but 830 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A WCCO in Minneapolis, so WTRU must reduce power at night to 10,000 watts. Programming is heard on three FM translator stations in the region. (See below.)
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTRU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ FCC.gov/WTRU