'''WTAR''' is an American ([[AM Broadcasting|AM]]) [[radio station]] licensed by the [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] to serve the community of [[Norfolk, Virginia]] on the frequency of 850 [[kilohertz|kHz]]. The station license is assigned to Sinclair Telecable, Inc. WTAR-AM) airs a [[Sports Talk]] format.

The [[FCC]] first licensed this station to begin operations on February 17, 1948 using callsign WRAP.<ref name=fcchistory>{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=66393|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|title=FCC History card for WRAP}}</ref>

The station has held the WTAR callsign since July 15, 1997.<ref name="fcccsh">{{cite web |title=Call Sign History|url= http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=60472&Callsign=WTAR |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database}}</ref>
==FM Translator==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Call Sign
! City, State
! Frequency
|-
| W243EK || [[ Hampton, VA]] ||align=right| 96.5
|}
==Call signs used at this station==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! As Of
! Call Sign
|-
||| WRAP ||
|-
|October 19, 1987|| DWRAP ||
|-
|July 15, 1997|| WTAR ||
|}
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://wtar.com wtar.com] Official WTAR AM Website
* FCC Public Inspection File online [https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/am-profile/wtar]
* {{ AM station data|WTAR}}
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[[Category:Radio stations in Virginia]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1948]]
[[Category:1948 establishments in Virginia]]
[[Category: Radio stations in the United States]]
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