WCTR (AM)

WCTR (1530 kHz is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Chestertown, Maryland, and serving Kent and Queen Anne's counties in Maryland. It broadcasts a classic hits radio format and is owned and operated by Hometown Multimedia, LLC.  The radio studios and offices are on Flatland Road in Chestertown.

WCTR is a daytimer AM station. It is powered at 1,000 watts (270 watts during critical hours). But 1530 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A stations KFBK Sacramento and WCKY Cincinnati. So at night, WCTR's AM transmitter must go off the air. Programming is heard around the clock on an FM translator: 106.9 W295CJ in Chestertown.

Translators
In addition to the main station, WCTR is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.