WRTX
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WRTX is a radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

 licensed
City of license
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 to serve Dover, Delaware
Dover, Delaware
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, USA. The station is owned by Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education.

WRTX broadcasts a public radio format, primarily as a simulcast of WRTI
WRTI
WRTI is a public radio station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a service of Temple University.WRTI began in 1948 as an AM carrier current station. It was founded by John Roberts, professor emeritus of communications at Temple and long-time anchorman at WFIL-TV . He'd helped found the School...

. WRTX is an affiliate of both National Public Radio and Public Radio International
Public Radio International
Public Radio International is a Minneapolis-based American public radio organization, with locations in Boston, New York, London and Beijing. PRI's tagline is "Hear a different voice." PRI is a major public media content creator and also distributes programs from many sources...

.

The station was assigned the WRTX call sign
Call sign
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 by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
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 on July 12, 1991.

Translators

WRTX programming is also carried on a broadcast translator station to extend or improve the coverage area of the station.
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