WMFD (AM)

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.² 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.³

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.⁴ In 1999, WMFD was airing Don Imus' morning show from New York City.⁵

In 2000, WMFD changed to sports radio and added the minor-league baseball team Wilmington Waves.⁶

In July 2004, NextMedia Group purchased WRQR, WAZO, and WMFD from Ocean Broadcasting, and WKXB and WSFM from Sea-Comm Inc.⁷

In July 2008, Capitol Broadcasting announced its purchase of NextMedia's Wilmington stations.⁸

In 2026 Curtis Media Group purchased WMFD and five other stations from Capitol Broadcasting's Sunrise Broadcasting for $1.75 million.⁹

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.