{"id":183,"date":"2025-08-26T22:41:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T22:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredcosports.com\/?p=183"},"modified":"2025-10-27T15:08:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T15:08:56","slug":"dreams-can-come-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredcosports.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/26\/dreams-can-come-true\/","title":{"rendered":"DREAMS CAN COME TRUE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not sure if anyone in Thurmont realizes how unique it is to have their very own radio station. \u00c2\u00a0 Radio stations don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t belong to individuals.\u00c2\u00a0 They are licensed to individuals and businesses by the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) on behalf of the local community.\u00c2\u00a0 In Maryland, WTHU is very unique.\u00c2\u00a0 It is the smallest AM only radio station at 500 watts licensed to a population of around 6,300 in Thurmont.\u00c2\u00a0 WTHU was founded by Vic Leisner in 1967. \u00c2\u00a0 He was upset because he couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get Orioles games on the radio way out in the boonies.\u00c2\u00a0 Aberdeen has a radio station with a smaller signal but a larger population.\u00c2\u00a0 Pocomoke City has the same signal in a smaller population, but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s AM and FM.\u00c2\u00a0 WTHU stands alone in northern Frederick County reaching all the way from Gettysburg to Brunswick and Hagerstown to Mt. Airy during the daytime.\u00c2\u00a0 Station owners will come and go, but WTHU belongs to the community and it serves that community in many ways.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/fredcosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Vic-Leisner.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; alt=&#8221;Vic Leisner, WTHU founder&#8221; 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