| Currentlysilent | |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Emerald Coast |
| Frequency | 1260kHz |
| Branding | NewsTalk 1260 |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio NBC News Radio Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Radio America Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WKSM,WNCV,WYZB,WZNS | |
| History | |
First air date | November 20, 1953; 71 years ago (1953-11-20) |
Former call signs | WFTW (1953–1979) WDIS (1979–1981) |
Call sign meaning | WForTWalton Beach |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 27466 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 2,500watts day 131 watts night |
| Translator | 107.5 W298CV (Fort Walton Beach) |
| Repeater | 96.5 WZNS-HD2 (Fort Walton Beach) |
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Public license information | |
WFTW (1260AM) was acommercialradio station inFort Walton Beach, Florida, serving theEmerald Coast. It is owned byCumulus Media and broadcast anews/talkformat. Theradio studios and offices are on Hollywood Boulevard NW in Fort Walton Beach.
By day, WFTW is powered at 2,500wattsnon-directional. But to protect other stations on1260 AM from interference at night, WFTW reduces power at sunset to 131 watts. Thetransmitter is co-located with the studios on Hollywood Boulevard NW, also used as thetower for co-owned 99.5WKSM.[2]
On March 28, 2025 at noon, WFTW went silent.[3]
Weekdays began on WFTW with "Emerald Coast Morning with Dan Diamond," a local news and information program. The rest of the weekday schedule was made up ofnationally syndicatedconservative talk shows, mostly from the co-ownedWestwood One Network. They includeChris Plante,Dan Bongino,Ben Shapiro,Michael J. Knowles,Jim Bohannon, "Red Eye Radio," "America in the Morning" and "First Light." Also heard from other syndicators areSean Hannity andDana Loesch.
Weekends feature shows on money, health, real estate, technology and guns. Weekend programs includeKim Komando, "Meet The Press" and repeats of weekday shows. Most hours begin with world and national news fromABC News Radio.
WFTW firstsigned on the air on November 20, 1953; 71 years ago (1953-11-20)[4] It was owned by Vacationland Broadcasting of Fort Walton Beach. The station was originally adaytimer, required to go off the air at night. It later got permission to operate at night at reduced power. WFTW originally had amiddle of the road format of popular music, news and sports. It added an FM station in 1965, WFTW-FM, which today isWKSM.
On February 28, 1979, WFTW's call letters were changed toWDIS, but they were changed back toWFTW on the first day of 1981. The call letters WFTW earlier were assigned to a station inFort Wayne, Indiana, that began broadcasting August 10, 1947.[5]
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