WTPS (AM)

WTPS
Simulcasts WXGI, Richmond
Broadcast areaMetro Petersburg
Frequency1240 kHz
BrandingThe Box
Programming
FormatClassic hip hop
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1945 (1945) (as WSSV)
Former call signs
  • WSSV (1945–1986)
  • WPLZ (1986–1989)
  • WGCV (1989–2003)
  • WROU (2003–2007)
Call sign meaning
The People's Station
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID60474
ClassC
Power1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
37°14′1.5″N 77°22′34.9″W / 37.233750°N 77.376361°W / 37.233750; -77.376361
Translator102.7 W274BX (Petersburg)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitetheboxrichmond.com

WTPS (1240 kHz) is a classic hip hop formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Petersburg, Virginia, serving Metro Petersburg.[2] WTPS is owned and operated by Urban One. The station's studios and offices are located just north of Richmond proper on Emerywood Parkway[3] in Petersburg.[4]

The station has broadcast the programming of WXGI in Richmond since Urban One's purchase of that station on May 1, 2017, in order to give WXGI—at that time a sports station—a metro Richmond FM signal.[5]

On April 19, 2021, WTPS changed its format from sports to classic hip hop, branded as "The Box".[6]

Translator

On July 9, 2016, WTPS began relaying its signal on an FM translator to widen its broadcast area. The translator is fed by WCDX-HD2.[7]

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W274BX 102.7 FM Petersburg, Virginia 154012 180 86 m (282 ft) D LMS

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTPS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WTPS Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ https://kissrichmond.com/about/ About Us | 99.3-105.7 Kiss FM
  4. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WTPS-AM
  5. ^ "Urban One buys Richmond AM from Red Zebra". All Access. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  6. ^ Radio One Opens A Classic Hip Hop Box In Richmond Radioinsight - April 19, 2021
  7. ^ "W274BX Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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