WFRB-FM
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WFRB-FM is a country
station that broadcasts from Finzel, Maryland
. Due to the location of WFRB-FM's tower, their signal covers a great distance, as WFRB-FM is able to be heard from Fairmont, West Virginia
to Frederick, Maryland
east-to-west and from Altoona, Pennsylvania
to Winchester, Virginia
north-to-south.
Before having a strong signal, WFRB-FM needed a translator in Downtown Cumberland, which still remains. WFRB-FM is simulcast on 98.5 on station W253AB. The translator was to lose the 98.5 frequency to WKEL
, but a last minute change of plans, moved WKEL
from Meyersdale, Pennsylvania
to Confluence, Pennsylvania
. This move will allow W253AB to remain on the air on 98.5 FM and continue to serve Downtown Cumberland.
In April 2007, WFRB-FM added a webstream to their website.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
station that broadcasts from Finzel, Maryland
Finzel, Maryland
Finzel is an unincorporated community in Garrett County, Maryland, United States. Finzel is located on Maryland Route 546 near the Pennsylvania border....
. Due to the location of WFRB-FM's tower, their signal covers a great distance, as WFRB-FM is able to be heard from Fairmont, West Virginia
Fairmont, West Virginia
Fairmont is a city in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Nicknamed "The Friendly City". The population was 18,704 at the 2010 census...
to Frederick, Maryland
Frederick, Maryland
Frederick is a city in north-central Maryland. It is the county seat of Frederick County, the largest county by area in the state of Maryland. Frederick is an outlying community of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of a greater...
east-to-west and from Altoona, Pennsylvania
Altoona, Pennsylvania
-History:A major railroad town, Altoona was founded by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1849 as the site for a shop complex. Altoona was incorporated as a borough on February 6, 1854, and as a city under legislation approved on April 3, 1867, and February 8, 1868...
to Winchester, Virginia
Winchester, Virginia
Winchester is an independent city located in the northwestern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the USA. The city's population was 26,203 according to the 2010 Census...
north-to-south.
Before having a strong signal, WFRB-FM needed a translator in Downtown Cumberland, which still remains. WFRB-FM is simulcast on 98.5 on station W253AB. The translator was to lose the 98.5 frequency to WKEL
WKEL-FM
WKEL is a broadcast radio station licensed to Confluence, Pennsylvania and serving the Confluence/Uniontown/Somerset area. WKEL is owned and operated by Educational Media Foundation and broadcasts a Contemporary Christian music format as part of the Air 1 network.-History:The station was assigned...
, but a last minute change of plans, moved WKEL
WKEL-FM
WKEL is a broadcast radio station licensed to Confluence, Pennsylvania and serving the Confluence/Uniontown/Somerset area. WKEL is owned and operated by Educational Media Foundation and broadcasts a Contemporary Christian music format as part of the Air 1 network.-History:The station was assigned...
from Meyersdale, Pennsylvania
Meyersdale, Pennsylvania
Meyersdale is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, on the Casselman River, southeast of Pittsburgh. In the past, its chief industry was the mining of coal. Meyersdale was first settled as early as 1776, but the growth of the town dates from the advent of the first railroad in 1871. Coal...
to Confluence, Pennsylvania
Confluence, Pennsylvania
Confluence is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 834 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Confluence is located at ....
. This move will allow W253AB to remain on the air on 98.5 FM and continue to serve Downtown Cumberland.
In April 2007, WFRB-FM added a webstream to their website.