WFSP (AM)
Studios of WFSP-AM/FM, located along West Virginia Route 7 outside of Kingwood | |
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| Broadcast area | Kingwood, West Virginia Preston County, West Virginia |
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| Frequency | 1560 kHz |
| Branding | NewsTalk 1560 WFSP |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk radio[1] |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio Premiere Networks TownHall Radio West Virginia MetroNews |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | |
| WFSP-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | August 25, 1967[4] |
Call sign meaning | Free State of Preston[5] |
| Technical information[6] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 70624 |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 39°28′50.0″N 79°43′11.0″W / 39.480556°N 79.719722°W[2] |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | WFSP Online |
WFSP is a talk formatted broadcast radio station.[1] The station is licensed to Kingwood, West Virginia and serves Kingwood and Preston County in West Virginia.[2][7][8] The station is owned by Greg Bolyard and operated under its WFSP Broadcasting, LLC. licensee.[2][3]
Sale
On June 6, 2013, WFSP and sister station WFSP-FM were sold to David Wills' Kingwood-based WFSP Radio, LLC for $500,000.[9][10] The sale was closed on September 30, 2013.[11]
Wills passed away in 2002.[12] WFSP and sister WFSP-FM were sold again in August 2025 to Greg Bolyard's WFSP Broadcasting, LLC for $250,000.[3] Bolyard owns Kingwood's other radio station WKMM.[3][12]
References
- ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "WFSP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Venta, Lance (August 15, 2025). "Station Sales Week Of 8/15". RadioInsight/RadioBB Networks. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-589. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Origins of Broadcast Call Letters in West Virginia". Jeff Miller/Various. November 10, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFSP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "FCCdata.org - powered by REC - WFSP-AM". REC Networks. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Application For Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. June 6, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Asset Purchase Agreement". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. June 3, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Consummation Notice". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. September 30, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ a b "FCC approves Greg Bolyard's acquisition of WFSP radio stations in Kingwood". The Preston County Journal. Kingwood, West Virginia: WVNews.com. February 27, 2026. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
External links
- NewsTalk 1560 WFSP Online
- Facility details for Facility ID 70624 (WFSP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WFSP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Media related to WFSP at Wikimedia Commons