 WFTD is classified as a Class D station according to the Federal Communications Commission, so it must sign-off during nighttime hours to avoid interference to clear channel stations WTIC in Hartford, Connecticut, and KRLD in Dallas, also on AM 1080.On November 14, 1955, WBIE signed on as a full-service daytimer facility owned by James M. Wilder.Wilder later started a simulcast on WBIE-FM 101.5 MHz (now WKHX-FM).