| WMFD | |
| City: | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Country: | US |
| Branding: | ESPN Wilmington |
| Format: | Sports |
| Class: | B |
| Facility Id: | 61701 |
| Coordinates: | 34.2719°N -77.9744°W |
| Affiliations: | ESPN Radio Charlotte Hornets North Carolina Tar Heels UNC Wilmington Seahawks Sports USA Radio Network Westwood One |
| Owner: | Capitol Broadcasting Company |
| Sister Stations: | WAZO, WILT, WKXB, WRMR |
| Webcast: | Listen live |
| Website: | espnwilmington.com |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WMFD (630 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. It is owned by the Capitol Broadcasting Company and broadcasts a sports format, primarily from ESPN Radio. The radio studios and offices are on North Kerr Avenue in Wilmington.[1] The transmitter is off Sampson Street in Navassa, North Carolina.
Programming is simulcast on 250-watt FM translator W269DF at 101.7 MHz. WMFD is also heard on the HD Radio digital subchannel of co-owned WKXB-HD3.
WMFD signed on the air on September 15, 1935. It is Wilmington's oldest, though not its first, radio station. It has retained its original call sign throughout its history.[2]
In 1954, the station launched WMFD-TV Channel 6, Wilmington's first TV station, now WECT.
In May 1996, Community Broadcasting sold radio stations WMFD, WUOY, and WBMS to a new company called Ocean Broadcasting. As a talk station, WMFD added Dr. Laura Schlessinger and The Fabulous Sports Babe, as well as CNN Headline News part of the time.[3] In 1999, WMFD was airing Don Imus' morning show from New York City.[4]
In 2000, WMFD changed to sports radio and added the minor-league baseball team Wilmington Waves.[5]
In July 2004, NextMedia Group purchased WRQR, WAZO, and WMFD from Ocean Broadcasting, and WKXB and WSFM from Sea-Comm Inc.[6]
In July 2008, Capitol Broadcasting announced its purchase of NextMedia's Wilmington stations.[7]
In addition to the main station, WMFD is relayed by FM translator W269DF 101.7 to widen its broadcast area. This station rebroadcast WLTT prior to 2014.
