WFLF (AM)

WFLF
Pine Hills, Florida;
Broadcast area	Greater Orlando
Frequency	540 kHz
Branding	NewsRadio WFLA Orlando
Programming
Format	Talk radio
Network	Fox News Radio
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks; Premiere Networks; Radio America; WESH (news sharing);
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc.; (iHM Licenses, LLC);
Sister stations	W283AN; WJRR; WMGF; WRSO; WRUM; WTKS-FM; WXXL; WYGM;
History
First air date	September 9, 1955
Former call signs	WGTO (1955–1994); WWZN (1994–1996); WQTM (1996–2001);
Call sign meaning	disambiguation of sister station WFLA in Tampa
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	51970
Class	B
Power	50,000 watts (day); 46,000 watts (night);
Transmitter coordinates	28°28′53″N 81°39′43″W / 28.48139°N 81.66194°W
Translator(s)	93.1 W226BT (Orlando); 94.1 W231CT (Orlando);
Repeater(s)	107.7 WMGF-HD3 (Mount Dora)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wflaorlando.iheart.com

WFLF (540 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Pine Hills, Florida, and serving Greater Orlando. It is owned by iHeartMedia and airs a news/talk format. The studios and offices are in the iHeart Orlando complex in Maitland.^[2]

The station broadcasts using a directional antenna at all times, with the signal extending to the east to avoid interfering with Class A stations in Canada and Mexico. The power is 50,000 watts by day (the maximum permitted by the Federal Communications Commission) and 46,000 watts at night.^[3] The transmitter is on Tower Pines Drive in Winter Garden.^[4] WFLF is Central Florida's Primary Entry Point station in the Emergency Alert System.

WFLF is simulcast on FM translator stations W226BT 93.1 MHz and W231CT 94.1 MHz, both in Orlando. The 93.1 translator broadcasts from South Orange Avenue at East Church Street.^[5] The 94.1 translator broadcasts from National Place at West Marvin Avenue.^[6] Programming is also heard on co-owned 107.7 WMGF's HD3 subchannel.

^ "Facility Technical Data for WFLF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "Newsradio WFLA Orlando Contact Info: Number, Address, Advertising & More". Newsradio WFLA Orlando.
^ "AM Query Results -- Audio Division (FCC) USA". transition.fcc.gov.
^ "WFLF-AM 540 kHz - Pine Hills, FL". radio-locator.com.
^ "W226BT-FM 93.1 MHz - Orlando, FL". radio-locator.com.
^ "W231CT-FM 94.1 MHz - Orlando, FL". radio-locator.com.

[1] "Facility Technical Data for WFLF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "Newsradio WFLA Orlando Contact Info: Number, Address, Advertising & More". Newsradio WFLA Orlando.

[3] "AM Query Results -- Audio Division (FCC) USA". transition.fcc.gov.

[4] "WFLF-AM 540 kHz - Pine Hills, FL". radio-locator.com.

[5] "W226BT-FM 93.1 MHz - Orlando, FL". radio-locator.com.

[6] "W231CT-FM 94.1 MHz - Orlando, FL". radio-locator.com.

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WFLF (AM)

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