WFRE (99.9 FM) is a radio station located in

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, in the United States. It plays

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and is owned by Local Daily Media along with its sister station 930

WFMD WFMD (, "Free Talk 930 WFMD") is a commercial news/talk and sports radio–formatted broadcast AM radio station licensed to Frederick, Maryland, and serving the Frederick–Hagerstown area. WFMD is owned and operated by Local Daily Media. Sale W ...

. Despite the station being located approximately from the two closest major cities (

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, and

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), its signal reaches both markets. In 2007,

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was required to spin off stations to comply with ownership limits. WFRE and WFMD were placed in a divestiture trust while Clear Channel sought a buyer. On March 27, 2019, Connoisseur Media announced that it would acquire WFRE and WFMD from the Aloha Station Trust in exchange for transferring its cluster. in

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

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and

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as well as a local news site serving

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. The sale closed on October 1.

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* * 1961 establishments in Maryland Country radio stations in Maryland Frederick, Maryland Radio stations established in 1961 FRE {{Maryland-radio-station-stub