KTMU

Last updated
KTMU
The Gospel Station logo.png
Frequency 88.7 MHz
Programming
Format Southern Gospel
Ownership
Owner
  • Randall Christy
  • (South Central Oklahoma Christian Broadcasting Inc.)
KCBK, KHEB, KIMY, KOSG, KTGS, KVAZ, KZBS, KBWW, WRCC, KOKN
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 174356
Class A
ERP 500 watts
HAAT 21 meters (69 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
33°43′32″N97°28′26″W / 33.72556°N 97.47389°W / 33.72556; -97.47389
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website thegospelstation.com

KTMU (88.7 FM, "The Gospel Station") is an American non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve the community of Muenster, Texas. The station's broadcast license is held by Randall Christy's South Central Oklahoma Christian Broadcasting Inc.

Contents

Programming

KTMU broadcasts a Southern Gospel music format as an affiliate of the Gospel Station Network. [1]

History

In October 2007, 1 A Chord, Inc., applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit for a new broadcast radio station to serve Muenster, Texas. The FCC granted this permit on December 12, 2008, with a scheduled expiration date of December 12, 2011. [2] The new station was assigned call sign "KTMU" on February 6, 2009. [3] After construction and testing were completed, the station was granted its broadcast license on January 6, 2012. [4]

In February 2012, license holder 1 A Chord, Inc., applied to the FCC to transfer the KTMU license to Randall Christy's South Central Oklahoma Christian Broadcasting, Inc., in exchange for $1,000. [5] The Commission approved the transfer on April 25, 2012, and the sale was consummated on December 1, 2012. [6]

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References

  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron . Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  2. "Application Search Details (BNPED-20071022APE)". FCC Media Bureau. December 12, 2008. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  3. "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. February 6, 2009. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  4. "Application Search Details (BLED-20111212AAL)". FCC Media Bureau. January 6, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  5. Seyler, Dave (March 1, 2012). "Religious noncom picks up a pair of FMs". Radio Business Report. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  6. "Application Search Details (BALED-20120227ABV)". FCC Media Bureau. April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.