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. WFTR is owned and operated by Royal Broadcasting, Inc.

History

WFTR began broadcasting September 19, 1948, as a Mutual affiliate on 1450 kHz, with 250 watts of power. The station was, at the time, licensed to the Sky-Park Broadcasting Corporation.

References

External links

Sports Radio 1450 WFTR on ''Facebook''
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