WFRB is a
country
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formatted
broadcast
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radio station
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licensed to
Frostburg, Maryland
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, United States.
Due to WFRB's low position on the dial, it covers most of
Western Maryland
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, the
Potomac Highlands
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of West Virginia, and parts of Southern Pennsylvania. WFRB is owned and operated by Forever Media, through licensee FM Radio Licenses, LLC.
Programming
Mornings were led by
Quinn and Rose from nearby
Pittsburgh
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station
WPGB
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. Syndicated programs from
Glenn Beck
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,
Rush Limbaugh
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, and
Dennis Miller
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are also heard. Saturday programming, and programming after 7PM on weekdays consists of shows syndicated from the Fox Radio Network such as John Gibson, Alan Colms, and "Kilmeade and Friends". On Sundays, religious broadcasts are aired from 7AM to Noon, followed and preceded by talk shows from the Fox Radio Network.
Sports broadcasts by WFRB are syndicated from their sister station
WTBO
WTBO is an oldies formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Cumberland, Maryland, serving Cumberland and Frostburg in Maryland and Keyser in West Virginia. WTBO is owned and operated by Forever Media.
History
On December 13, 1928, WTBO s ...
and consist of the
Pittsburgh Penguins
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,
Pittsburgh Steelers
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, and the
Baltimore Orioles
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. In addition to these major league teams, WFRB serves as the home station for
Mountain Ridge High School Football, broadcasting all home and away games during the season. All sports broadcasts override the normal talk show programming, but are not available when you are listening online. On June 1, 2018, WFRB flipped to Classic Country as "Willie 106.7/560".
Previous logo
References
External links
Willie 106.7/560 Online
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Frostburg, Maryland
FRB (AM)
Radio stations established in 1980
1980 establishments in Maryland
Country radio stations in the United States
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