WFTL

WFTL (850 AM) is a commercial radio station in West Palm Beach, Florida, serving parts of Palm Beach County, Broward County, and Miami-Dade County. The station airs a talk radio format and is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, through licensee WPP FCC License Sub, LLC.

WFTL
Broadcast areaSouth Florida
Frequency850 kHz
Branding850 WFTL
Programming
FormatTalk radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WRMF, WEAT, WIRK, WMBX, WMEN
History
First air date
February 14, 1948 (1948-02-14)
Former call signs
  • WEAT (1948–1984)
  • WCGY (1984–1985)
  • WEAT (1985–1998)
  • WDJA (1998–2003)
Call sign meaning
"Fort Lauderdale"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID29490
ClassB
Power
  • 50,000 watts day
  • 20,000 watts night
Repeater(s)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Website850wftl.com

By day, WFTL is powered at 50,000 watts, the maximum for commercial AM stations. As 850 AM is a clear channel frequency, to avoid interference to other stations, WFTL reduces power at night to 20,000 watts. It uses a directional antenna with a six-tower array. The transmitter is near U.S. Route 27 in Okeelanta.

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