WFTE
Broadcast areaGreater Scranton, Pennsylvania 105.7 Scranton, Pennsylvania
Frequency90.3 MHz
BrandingWFTE Community Radio
Programming
FormatDefunct (formerly Community)
Ownership
OwnerCommunity Radio Collective, Inc.
History
First air date
2011
Last air date
September 27, 2016 (2016-09-27)
Technical information
Facility ID172918
ClassA
ERP3,000 watts
HAAT29 meters (95 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
41°23′9″N 75°24′7″W / 41.38583°N 75.40194°W / 41.38583; -75.40194
Links
Websitewfte.org

WFTE (90.3 FM) was a radio station licensed to serve Mount Cobb, Pennsylvania, and (105.7 FM) Scranton, Pennsylvania The station's licensee was Community Radio Collective, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization.

WFTE Community Radio aired live on the air in 2011.[1] With translator W289AU on 105.7 FM, WFTE Community Radio broadcast to around 500,000 residents in the greater Scranton, Pennsylvania area.[2]

WFTE's license was cancelled by the Federal Communications Commission on June 27, 2018, due to the station having been silent since September 27, 2016.

References

  1. Durkin, Jessica (2010-08-21). "Room on the Dial: Group Wants Community Radio in Scranton". New America Foundation's Sustaining Democracy in a Digital Age Blog.
  2. Borthwick, Tom (2010-08-23). "WFTE – Community Radio". NEPArtisan.


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