WMTM (AM)

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For the FM radio station in Moultrie, Georgia, United States, see WMTM-FM.
WMTM
Frequency1300 kHz
Programming
FormatSouthern gospel
AffiliationsABC Radio
Ownership
OwnerColquitt Broadcasting Company, LLC
History
First air date
1953
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID12382
ClassD
Power5,000 watts day
60 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
31°10′12.00″N 83°44′50.00″W / 31.1700000°N 83.7472222°W / 31.1700000; -83.7472222
Translator(s)105.1 W286BO (New Elm)
Links
Public license information

WMTM (1300 AM) is a Christian radio station broadcasting a Southern gospel format. It is licensed to Moultrie, Georgia, United States. The station is currently owned by Colquitt Broadcasting Company, LLC and features programming from ABC Radio and CNN Radio.[2]

History

On June 3, 1953, the Federal Communications Commission awarded Norris B. Mills and Douglas J. Turner, doing business as the Colquitt Broadcasting Company, a construction permit for a new 1,000-watt, daytime-only station at Moultrie.[3] The station signed on that November and increased power to 5,000 watts in November 1954.[4] WMTM-FM 93.9 was added on November 17, 1964;[5] five years later, Turner bought out Mills's stake in the station.[6] The station aired primarily country music with some contemporary hit radio programming.[7]

Douglas Turner died in 2000.[8] After Doug's son Donnie died in 1996, Donnie's son Jim took over operations.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMTM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WMTM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ FCC History Cards for WMTM
  4. ^ "Power Increased". The Moultrie Observer. November 24, 1954. p. 1. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "Congratulations to WMTM-FM Stereo 93.9 Mc". The Moultrie Observer. November 17, 1964. p. 8. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  6. ^ "The Observer marks 92 years". The Moultrie Observer. July 31, 1986. p. Perspective '86 56. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  7. ^ Kinosian, Mike (July 3, 1987). "Erasing The Small-Market Stigma" (PDF). Radio & Records. p. 46. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  8. ^ "Douglas Joseph Turner". The Moultrie Observer. March 23, 2000. p. 2A. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  9. ^ Grandy, Wayne (October 5, 2018). "HALL OF FAME: Dominy has been Voice of the Packers for 33 years". The Moultrie Observer. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
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