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WCTR
Chestertown, Maryland;
Broadcast area	Kent County - Queen Anne's County
Frequency	1530 kHz
Branding	"The New 106-9, WCTR"
Programming
Format	Classic Hits
Affiliations	Maryland News Network
Ownership
Owner	Hometown Multimedia, LLC
History
First air date	June 16, 1963; 61 years ago
Call sign meaning	W ChesTeRtown
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	34030
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts days only; 270 watts critical hours
Transmitter coordinates	39°13′35.0″N 76°05′20.0″W / 39.226389°N 76.088889°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	WCTR Webstream
Website	WCTR.com

WCTR (1530 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Chestertown, Maryland, and serving Kent and Queen Anne's counties in Maryland. It broadcasts a classic hits radio format and is owned and operated by Hometown Multimedia, LLC.^[3] The radio studios and offices are on Flatland Road in Chestertown.

WCTR is a daytimer AM station. It is powered at 1,000 watts (270 watts during critical hours). But 1530 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A stations KFBK Sacramento and WCKY Cincinnati. So at night, WCTR's AM transmitter must go off the air. Programming is heard around the clock on an FM translator: 106.9 W295CJ in Chestertown.

Translators

In addition to the main station, WCTR is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.^[4]

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	FCC info
W295CJ	106.9 FM	Chestertown, Maryland	141573	50	106.9 m (351 ft)	D	LMS

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