WRTP (88.5 FM) is a

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broadcasting a

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format. Licensed to

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, United States, it serves the

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area. The station is currently 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-AM and simulcast stations

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and WGSB to Radio Training Network, that company bought WHGG-FM 90.1 FM in

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, which was licensed to a school, and changed its name to WRTP-FM. 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

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. Another translator was W257BH at 99.3 FM in

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, serving eastern

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. In 2005, WRTP-FM moved to the 88.5 frequency, former home of WZRU.Fred Marion, "Local radio stations switch, tweak formats," ''Rocky Mount Telegram'', July 21, 2005, Marquee section. After WRTP-AM was sold to

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, WRTP-FM continued to broadcast, having increased to 24 hours a day, on a network of translators stretching from

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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

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in Fayetteville, plus an additional nine low-powered translators across east-central North Carolina. In 2019,

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-owned and Wake Forest-licensed station

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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.

References

External links

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