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WRTP

Franklinton, North Carolina United States
Broadcast area	The Triangle
Frequency	88.5 MHz
Branding	His Radio
Programming
Format	Christian adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner	Radio Training Network (Radio Training Network, Inc.)
Sister stations	WCCE, WLFA
History
First air date	1994 (1994)
Former call signs	WZRU (1992–2005)
Call sign meaning	Radio Training Piedmont
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	5018
Class	C2
ERP	24,000 watts
HAAT	145.9 meters (479 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	36°17′45″N 78°06′20″W / 36.2957°N 78.1055°W / 36.2957; -78.1055
Translator(s)	See § Translators
Repeater(s)	90.1 WCCE (Buies Creek) 100.7 WRDU-HD2 (Wake Forest)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.hisradiowrtp.com

WRTP (88.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian adult contemporary format. Licensed to Franklinton, North Carolina, United States, it serves the Raleigh–Durham area. The station is owned by Radio Training Network, with studios on Falls of Neuse Road in north Raleigh. Its transmitter is located near Warrenton.

History

After Carolina Christian Communications sold WRTP (1530 AM) and simulcast stations WRTG and WGSB to Radio Training Network, that company bought WHGG-FM (90.1) in Roanoke Rapids, which was licensed to a school, and changed its name to WRTP-FM. The first translator, W216BN at 91.1 in Raleigh, signed on in 1999, giving the stations a nighttime signal in that area. W216BN moved from north Raleigh to the WSHA tower to prevent interference to WUNC-FM. Another translator was W257BH at 99.3 FM in Lizard Lick, serving eastern Wake County. In 2005, WRTP-FM moved to the 88.5 frequency, former home of WZRU. After WRTP (AM) was sold to Que Pasa Radio, WRTP-FM continued to broadcast, having increased to 24 hours a day, on a network of translators stretching from Chapel Hill to Greenville.

In 2014, WRTP moved its license to the Raleigh exurb of Franklinton.

Translators

In addition to the main station, WRTP is relayed by full-power satellite WCCE in Fayetteville, plus an additional nine low-powered translators across east-central North Carolina. In 2019, iHeartMedia-owned and Wake Forest-licensed station WRDU began simulcasting WRTP on its second HD channel. Four of WRTP's translators were transferred to the WRDU license and officially repeat the WRDU-HD2 signal.

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for WRTP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "Raleigh-Durham AM Dial". Archived from the original on October 15, 2002. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
3. "Raleigh-Durham FM Dial". Archived from the original on February 1, 2003. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
4. Fred Marion, "Local radio stations switch, tweak formats," Rocky Mount Telegram, July 21, 2005, Marquee section.

External links

• Website
• Facility details for Facility ID 5018 (WRTP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WRTP in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

• Radio stations in the Research Triangle
• Radio stations established in 1999
• 1999 establishments in North Carolina
• Christian radio stations in North Carolina
• Contemporary Christian radio stations in the United States
• Franklin County, North Carolina