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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 on Highwoods Boulevard near Interstate 440 in Raleigh.
WPTF's transmitter site is a three-tower array off East Chatham Street, near Maynard Road NE, in Cary, North Carolina. Along with WBT in Charlotte, WPTF is one of two North Carolina AM stations powered at the maximum 50,000 watts. However, WBT is a Class A clear-channel station and has more protections from other stations than WPTF, which is classified as Class B. WPTF's daytime signal is non-directional from a single tower. It switches to a directional signal at night from two towers to avoid interference to other stations on 680 kHz. Even with this restriction, at night WPTF can be heard across much of the Southeastern United States with a good radio.
WPTF is relayed by four FM translators: W225DF (92.9 MHz, Raleigh), W251CA (98.1 MHz, Rolesville), W253CY (98.3 MHz, Cary) and W298DB (107.5 MHz, Smithfield).
Weekday programs on WPTF include local news blocks in morning and afternoon drive times. Three nationally syndicated talk programs are on the weekday line up: The Brian Kilmeade Show, Fox Across America with Jimmy Failla and Red Eye Radio. WPTF's local news coverage is supplemented by the CBS Radio Network, AP Radio and the co-owned North Carolina News Network.
Weekends feature shows on health, money, gardening and home improvement, some of which are paid brokered programming. Long-time staple "The Weekend Gardener", hosted by Mike Raley and Ann Clapp, is heard for three hours on Saturday mornings. Syndicated weekend programs include The Kim Komando Show, Eye on Travel with Peter Greenberg, CBS News Weekend Roundup, Jill on Money with Jill Schlesenger and Face The Nation.
WPTF is the Raleigh/Durham affiliate of the University of North Carolina Tar Heel Sports Network, sharing flagship status with WCHL in Chapel Hill. WPTF carries Tar Heels football and men's basketball games, along with the coaches' shows for both sports and the weekly "Primetime In The ACC" show.
WPTF was first licensed on October 25, 1924, as WFBQ with 50 watts on 1190 kHz, to the Wynne Radio Company, owned by William Avera Wynne, at 226 Fayetteville Street in Raleigh. However, earlier that month the company had announced it was broadcasting World's Series reports, and later advertised that "We built and operated said Station long before we received the license" for WFBQ. The original call letters were randomly assigned from a sequential roster of available call signs. WFBQ was the second Raleigh radio station, following the short-lived WLAC, which was licensed to the North Carolina State College from August 31, 1922, to October 29, 1923.
William Wynne had long been a local technical leader. In 1899 he established the Raleigh Telephone Company, and prior to World War One built a radio receiver used to pick up nightly time signals broadcast by NAA in Arlington, Virginia, to accurately set the timepieces at the Jolly-Wynne Jewelry Store. In 1922, at the age of 55, Wynne sold his telephone company and opened the radio equipment store. As of June 30, 1924, he held a license for amateur station 4RU, located at 323 Hillsboro Street in Raleigh.
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WPTF
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 on Highwoods Boulevard near Interstate 440 in Raleigh.
WPTF's transmitter site is a three-tower array off East Chatham Street, near Maynard Road NE, in Cary, North Carolina. Along with WBT in Charlotte, WPTF is one of two North Carolina AM stations powered at the maximum 50,000 watts. However, WBT is a Class A clear-channel station and has more protections from other stations than WPTF, which is classified as Class B. WPTF's daytime signal is non-directional from a single tower. It switches to a directional signal at night from two towers to avoid interference to other stations on 680 kHz. Even with this restriction, at night WPTF can be heard across much of the Southeastern United States with a good radio.
WPTF is relayed by four FM translators: W225DF (92.9 MHz, Raleigh), W251CA (98.1 MHz, Rolesville), W253CY (98.3 MHz, Cary) and W298DB (107.5 MHz, Smithfield).
Weekday programs on WPTF include local news blocks in morning and afternoon drive times. Three nationally syndicated talk programs are on the weekday line up: The Brian Kilmeade Show, Fox Across America with Jimmy Failla and Red Eye Radio. WPTF's local news coverage is supplemented by the CBS Radio Network, AP Radio and the co-owned North Carolina News Network.
Weekends feature shows on health, money, gardening and home improvement, some of which are paid brokered programming. Long-time staple "The Weekend Gardener", hosted by Mike Raley and Ann Clapp, is heard for three hours on Saturday mornings. Syndicated weekend programs include The Kim Komando Show, Eye on Travel with Peter Greenberg, CBS News Weekend Roundup, Jill on Money with Jill Schlesenger and Face The Nation.
WPTF is the Raleigh/Durham affiliate of the University of North Carolina Tar Heel Sports Network, sharing flagship status with WCHL in Chapel Hill. WPTF carries Tar Heels football and men's basketball games, along with the coaches' shows for both sports and the weekly "Primetime In The ACC" show.
WPTF was first licensed on October 25, 1924, as WFBQ with 50 watts on 1190 kHz, to the Wynne Radio Company, owned by William Avera Wynne, at 226 Fayetteville Street in Raleigh. However, earlier that month the company had announced it was broadcasting World's Series reports, and later advertised that "We built and operated said Station long before we received the license" for WFBQ. The original call letters were randomly assigned from a sequential roster of available call signs. WFBQ was the second Raleigh radio station, following the short-lived WLAC, which was licensed to the North Carolina State College from August 31, 1922, to October 29, 1923.
William Wynne had long been a local technical leader. In 1899 he established the Raleigh Telephone Company, and prior to World War One built a radio receiver used to pick up nightly time signals broadcast by NAA in Arlington, Virginia, to accurately set the timepieces at the Jolly-Wynne Jewelry Store. In 1922, at the age of 55, Wynne sold his telephone company and opened the radio equipment store. As of June 30, 1924, he held a license for amateur station 4RU, located at 323 Hillsboro Street in Raleigh.