WCTR (AM)
# WCTR (AM)

WCTR (1530 kHz is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Chestertown, Maryland, and serving Kent and Queen Anne's counties in Maryland. It broadcasts a classic hits radio format and is owned and operated by Hometown Multimedia, LLC. The radio studios and offices are on Flatland Road in Chestertown.

WCTR is a daytimer AM station. It is powered at 1,000 watts (270 watts during critical hours). But 1530 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A stations KFBK Sacramento and WCKY Cincinnati. So at night, WCTR's AM transmitter must go off the air. Programming is heard around the clock on an FM translator: 106.9 W295CJ in Chestertown.

## Translators

In addition to the main station, WCTR is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.

| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W295CJ | 106.9 FM | Chestertown, Maryland | 141573 | 50 | 106.9 m (351 ft) | D | LMS |
