WRTP (88.5
FM) is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
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format. Licensed to
Franklinton, North Carolina
Franklinton is a town in Franklin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,456 at the 2020 census.
History
Franklinton, was established as Franklin Depot in 1839 on land owned by Shemuel Kearney (1791–1860), son of Crawford ...
, United States, it serves the
Raleigh/
Durham area. The station is currently owned by Radio Training Network, with studios on Falls of Neuse Road in north Raleigh. Its transmitter is located near
Warrenton.
History
After Carolina Christian Communications sold
WRTP-AM and simulcast stations
WRTG and
WGSB to Radio Training Network, that company bought WHGG-FM 90.1 FM in
Roanoke Rapids, which was licensed to a school, and changed its name to WRTP-FM. The first translator, W216BN at 91.1 in Raleigh, signed on in 1999, giving the stations a nighttime signal in that area. W216BN moved from north Raleigh to the
WSHA tower to prevent interference to
WUNC-FM. Another translator was W257BH at 99.3 FM in
Lizard Lick, serving eastern
Wake County
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. In 2005, WRTP-FM moved to the 88.5 frequency, former home of
WZRU.
[Fred Marion, "Local radio stations switch, tweak formats," ''Rocky Mount Telegram'', July 21, 2005, Marquee section.] After WRTP-AM was sold to
Que Pasa Radio, WRTP-FM continued to broadcast, having increased to 24 hours a day, on a network of translators stretching from
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Greenville.
In 2014, WRTP moved its license to the Raleigh exurb of Franklinton.
Translators
In addition to the main station, WRTP is relayed by full-power satellite
WCCE in
Fayetteville, plus an additional nine low-powered translators across east-central North Carolina. In 2019,
iHeartMedia
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-owned and
Wake Forest-licensed station
WRDU began simulcasting WRTP on its second HD channel. Four of WRTP's translators were transferred to the WRDU license and officially repeat the WRDU-HD2 signal.
References
External links
Website
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Radio stations established in 1999
1999 establishments in North Carolina
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