WFSP (AM)

WFSP
Studios of WFSP-AM/FM, located along West Virginia Route 7 outside of Kingwood
Broadcast area
Kingwood, West Virginia
Preston County, West Virginia
Frequency1560 kHz
BrandingNewsTalk 1560 WFSP
Programming
FormatTalk radio
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Premiere Networks
TownHall Radio
West Virginia MetroNews
Ownership
Owner
  • Greg Bolyard
  • (WFSP Broadcasting, LLC)
WFSP-FM
History
First air date
August 25, 1967 (1967-08-25)
Call sign meaning
Free State of Preston
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
70624
ClassD
Power
  • 1,000 watts (days only)
  • 250 watts (critical hours)
Transmitter coordinates
39°28′50.0″N 79°43′11.0″W / 39.480556°N 79.719722°W / 39.480556; -79.719722
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteWFSP Online

WFSP is a talk formatted broadcast radio station. The station is licensed to Kingwood, West Virginia and serves Kingwood and Preston County in West Virginia. The station is owned by Greg Bolyard and operated under its WFSP Broadcasting, LLC. licensee.

Sale

On June 6, 2013, WFSP and sister station WFSP-FM were sold to David Wills' Kingwood-based WFSP Radio, LLC for $500,000. The sale was closed on September 30, 2013.

Wills died in 2002. WFSP and sister WFSP-FM were sold again in August 2025 to Greg Bolyard's WFSP Broadcasting, LLC for $250,000. Bolyard owns Kingwood's other radio station WKMM.

References

  1. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Venta, Lance (August 15, 2025). "Station Sales Week Of 8/15". RadioInsight/RadioBB Networks. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "WFSP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  4. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-589. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Origins of Broadcast Call Letters in West Virginia". Jeff Miller/Various. November 10, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WFSP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  7. ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  8. ↑ "FCCdata.org - powered by REC - WFSP-AM". REC Networks. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Application For Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. June 6, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Asset Purchase Agreement". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. June 3, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Consummation Notice". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. September 30, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  12. 1 2 "FCC approves Greg Bolyard's acquisition of WFSP radio stations in Kingwood". The Preston County Journal. Kingwood, West Virginia: WVNews.com. February 27, 2026. Retrieved March 6, 2026.