WFMD (, "Free Talk 930 WFMD") is a commercial

news/talk Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music. They may feature monologues, dialogues between the hosts, interviews ...

and

sports radio Sports radio (or sports talk radio) is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sport, sporting events. A widespread programming genre that has a narrow audience appeal, sports radio is characterized by an often-low comed ...

–formatted broadcast AM radio station licensed to

Frederick, Maryland Frederick is a city in, and the county seat of, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Frederick's population was 78,171 people as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in Maryland, second-largest ...

, and serving the Frederick–

Hagerstown Hagerstown is a city in Washington County, Maryland, United States, and its county seat. The population was 43,527 at the 2020 census. Hagerstown ranks as Maryland's sixth-most populous incorporated city and is the most populous city in the ...

area. WFMD is owned and operated by Local Daily Media.

Sale

WFMD, along with its sister station WFRE, were put into a trust by owner Clear Channel Communications with the intention to sell the stations in August 2008. On March 27, 2019,

Connoisseur Media Connoisseur Media LLC is an American media company. It is based in Westport, Connecticut and led by Jeff Warshaw. As of May 2024, Connoisseur operates 13 radio stations and digital assets in four U.S. markets: Frederick, MD, Nassau-Suffolk, NY, Ne ...

announced that it would acquire WFMD and WFRE from the Aloha Station Trust in exchange for transferring its cluster in

Erie, Pennsylvania Erie is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, fifth-most populous city in Pennsylvania and the most populous in Northwestern Pen ...

, to

iHeartMedia iHeartMedia, Inc., or CC Media Holdings, Inc., is an American mass media corporation headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It is the holding company of iHeartCommunications, Inc., formerly Clear Channel Communications, Inc., a company founded by ...

(the former Clear Channel). The sale closed on May 20, 2019. On July 24, 2024, Connoisseur announced a sale of WFMD and WFRE to Local Daily Media, owner of

WTYD WTYD (92.3 FM) is an adult album alternative formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Deltaville, Virginia, serving the Northern Neck The Northern Neck is the northernmost of three peninsulas (traditionally called "necks" in Virginia) on ...

and

WBQK WBQK (107.9 MHz) is a commercial country station licensed to West Point, Virginia, and broadcasting to Virginia Peninsula and the Middle Peninsula. It is owned by Local Daily Media, a subsidiary of Davis Media. It is one of three country-format s ...

as well as a local news site serving

Williamsburg, Virginia Williamsburg is an Independent city (United States), independent city in Virginia, United States. It had a population of 15,425 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located on the Virginia Peninsula, Williamsburg is in the northern par ...

. The sale closed on October 1.

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* 1936 establishments in Maryland Frederick, Maryland News and talk radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1936 FMD {{Maryland-radio-station-stub