WRTP

For the Chapel Hill, North Carolina, radio station that held the call sign WRTP at 1530 AM from 1985 to 2005, see WLLQ.

WRTP
Broadcast areaThe Triangle
Frequency88.5 MHz
BrandingHis Radio
Programming
FormatChristian adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner
  • Radio Training Network
  • (Radio Training Network, Inc.)
WCCE, WLFA
History
First air date
1994 (1994)
Former call signs
WZRU (1992–2005)
Call sign meaning
Radio Training Piedmont
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID5018
ClassC2
ERP24,000 watts
HAAT145.9 meters (479 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
36°17′45″N 78°06′20″W / 36.2957°N 78.1055°W / 36.2957; -78.1055
Translator(s)See § Translators
Repeater(s)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.hisradiowrtp.com

WRTP (88.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian adult contemporary format. Licensed to Franklinton, North Carolina, United States, it serves the Raleigh–Durham area. The station is owned by Radio Training Network, with studios on Falls of Neuse Road in north Raleigh. Its transmitter is located near Warrenton.

History

After Carolina Christian Communications sold WRTP (1530 AM) and simulcast stations WRTG and WGSB to Radio Training Network, that company bought WHGG-FM (90.1) in Roanoke Rapids, which was licensed to a school, and changed its name to WRTP-FM.[2] The first translator, W216BN at 91.1 in Raleigh, signed on in 1999, giving the stations a nighttime signal in that area. W216BN moved from north Raleigh to the WSHA tower to prevent interference to WUNC-FM. Another translator was W257BH at 99.3 FM in Lizard Lick, serving eastern Wake County.[3] In 2005, WRTP-FM moved to the 88.5 frequency, former home of WZRU.[4] After WRTP (AM) was sold to Que Pasa Radio, WRTP-FM continued to broadcast, having increased to 24 hours a day, on a network of translators stretching from Chapel Hill to Greenville.

In 2014, WRTP moved its license to the Raleigh exurb of Franklinton.

Translators

In addition to the main station, WRTP is relayed by full-power satellite WCCE in Fayetteville, plus an additional nine low-powered translators across east-central North Carolina. In 2019, iHeartMedia-owned and Wake Forest-licensed station WRDU began simulcasting WRTP on its second HD channel. Four of WRTP's translators were transferred to the WRDU license and officially repeat the WRDU-HD2 signal.

Broadcast translators for WRTP
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
W256AH 99.1 FM Durham, North Carolina 87712 250 104.3 m (342 ft) D 36°6′29.5″N 78°56′23″W / 36.108194°N 78.93972°W / 36.108194; -78.93972 (W256AH) LMS
W222AO 92.3 FM South Goldsboro, North Carolina 157041 250 98.2 m (322 ft) D 35°24′34″N 77°59′14″W / 35.40944°N 77.98722°W / 35.40944; -77.98722 (W222AO) LMS
W216BN 91.1 FM Raleigh, North Carolina 92570 10 121.9 m (400 ft) D 35°45′5.5″N 78°36′0″W / 35.751528°N 78.60000°W / 35.751528; -78.60000 (W216BN) LMS
W255AM 98.9 FM Raleigh, North Carolina 87685 99 83.5 m (274 ft) D 35°50′45.5″N 78°38′35″W / 35.845972°N 78.64306°W / 35.845972; -78.64306 (W255AM) LMS
W274AK 102.7 FM Wilson, North Carolina 87701 38 76.6 m (251 ft) D 35°46′2.6″N 77°52′50.9″W / 35.767389°N 77.880806°W / 35.767389; -77.880806 (W274AK) LMS
Broadcast translators for WRDU-HD2
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
W299AP 107.7 FM Apex, North Carolina 87711 250 0 m (0 ft) D 35°42′51″N 78°49′3″W / 35.71417°N 78.81750°W / 35.71417; -78.81750 (W299AP) LMS
W300CE 107.9 FM Chapel Hill, North Carolina 87683 250 0 m (0 ft) D 36°2′8.5″N 79°4′47″W / 36.035694°N 79.07972°W / 36.035694; -79.07972 (W300CE) LMS
W254BV 98.7 FM Clayton, North Carolina 87682 250 194.1 m (637 ft) D 35°40′35.6″N 78°32′7″W / 35.676556°N 78.53528°W / 35.676556; -78.53528 (W254BV) LMS
W243DA 96.5 FM Greenville, North Carolina 87700 250 0 m (0 ft) D 35°36′26″N 77°28′4″W / 35.60722°N 77.46778°W / 35.60722; -77.46778 (W243DA) LMS

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRTP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Raleigh-Durham AM Dial". Archived from the original on October 15, 2002. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  3. ^ "Raleigh-Durham FM Dial". Archived from the original on February 1, 2003. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  4. ^ Fred Marion, "Local radio stations switch, tweak formats," Rocky Mount Telegram, July 21, 2005, Marquee section.