WMTM (AM)

For the FM radio station in Moultrie, Georgia, United States, see WMTM-FM.

WMTM

Moultrie, Georgia
Frequency	1300 kHz
Programming
Format	Southern gospel
Affiliations	ABC Radio
Ownership
Owner	Colquitt Broadcasting Company, LLC
History
First air date	1953
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	12382
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts day 60 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	31°10′12.00″N 83°44′50.00″W
Translator(s)	105.1 W286BO (New Elm)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

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. "History Cards for WMTM". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)
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 October 1, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
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 December 25, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2021.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 12382 (WMTM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WMTM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 142980 (W286BO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• W286BO at FCCdata.org