WMCP

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WMCP
Frequency 1280 kHz
BrandingColumbia's Country
Programming
Format Country
Affiliations Citadel Media
Ownership
OwnerRadio Maria, Inc.
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 40740
Class B
Power 5,000 watts day
500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
35°37′8.00″N86°58′52.00″W / 35.6188889°N 86.9811111°W / 35.6188889; -86.9811111
Translator(s) 98.9 MHz  W255DK (Columbia)
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Public license information

WMCP (1280 AM, "Columbia's Country") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. [2] Licensed to Columbia, Tennessee, United States, the station is currently owned by Radio Maria, Inc., and features programming from Citadel Media. [3]

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History of call letters

The call sign WMCP previously was assigned to an FM station in Baltimore, Maryland. It began broadcasting March 14, 1948, and was owned and operated by Belvedere Broadcasting Corporation. [4]

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WMCP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
  3. "WMCP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
  4. "(photo caption)" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 29, 1948. Retrieved 21 November 2014.