WFTW (1260 AM) is a silent commercial radio station licensed to Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States, serving the Emerald Coast. It is owned by Cumulus Media. The radio studios and transmitter are on Hollywood Boulevard NW in Fort Walton Beach.
On March 28, 2025 at noon, WFTW went silent.[2]
History
WFTW first signed on the air on November 20, 1953[3] It was owned by Vacationland Broadcasting of Fort Walton Beach. The station was originally a daytimer, required to go off the air at night. It later got permission to operate at night at reduced power. WFTW originally had a middle of the road format of popular music, news and sports. It added an FM station in 1965, WFTW-FM, which today is WKSM.
On February 28, 1979, WFTW's call letters were changed to WDIS, but they were changed back to WFTW on the first day of 1981. The call letters WFTW earlier were assigned to a station in Fort Wayne, Indiana, that began broadcasting August 10, 1947.[4]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFTW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Cumulus Shutting Down Des Moines, Flint & Fort Walton Beach AMs Radioinsight - March 28, 2025
- ^ "AM Query: First License Date" (FCC.gov)
- ^ "Staff of New Ft. Wayne 1-kw Station Announced" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 13, 1947. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
External links
- FCC History Cards for WFTW (covering WFTW / WDIS from 1951 to 1979)
- Facility details for Facility ID 27466 (WFTW) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WFTW in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
30°24′49″N 86°37′40″W / 30.41361°N 86.62778°W