WTPS (AM)
WTPS (1240 kHz) is a classic hip hop formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Petersburg, Virginia, serving Metro Petersburg. WTPS is owned and operated by Urban One. The station's studios and offices are located just north of Richmond proper on Emerywood Parkway in Petersburg.
| Simulcasts WXGI Richmond | |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Metro Petersburg |
| Frequency | 1240 kHz |
| Branding | The Box |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hip hop |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WCDX, WKJM, WKJS, WPZZ, WXGI | |
| History | |
First air date | 1945 (as WSSV) |
Former call signs | WSSV (1945–1986) WPLZ (1986–1989) WGCV (1989–2003) WROU (2003–2007) |
Call sign meaning | The People's Station |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 60474 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°14′1.0″N 77°22′36.0″W |
| Translator(s) | 102.7 W274BX (Petersburg) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | WTPS Webstream |
| Website | theboxrichmond |
The station has broadcast the sports programming of WXGI Richmond since Urban One's purchase of that station on May 1, 2017 in order to give WXGI a metro Richmond FM signal.
On April 19, 2021 WTPS changed their format from sports to classic hip hop, branded as "The Box".
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