WMTS-FM

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WMTS-FM
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Broadcast area Middle Tennessee, USA
Frequency 88.3 MHz
Branding88.3 WMTS
Programming
Format College radio
Ownership
Owner Middle Tennessee State University
WMOT
History
First air date
1996;28 years ago (1996)
Former call signs
WAKF (1995–1995), WNAR [We Need A Radio] (1992)
Call sign meaning
We're Middle Tennessee State University
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 41998
Class A
ERP 680 watts
HAAT 42 meters
Transmitter coordinates
35°50′56.00″N86°21′11.00″W / 35.8488889°N 86.3530556°W / 35.8488889; -86.3530556
Repeater(s) WMOT 89.5 HD3
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website wmts.org

WMTS-FM (88.3 FM) is a student-run college radio station licensed to Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The station is currently owned by Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) alongside WMOT (89.5 FM), with studios for both stations located at the John Bragg Media and Entertainment Building on campus. WMTS's transmitter is located just east of the MTSU campus. [2] [3] WMTS went on-air in March 1992 on cable TV Channel 38, the Housing and the Residential Life Channel.

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History

In 1992, the signal was moved to MTSU Channel 8 on the local cable system. WMTS worked to obtain Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval for an FM license and construction permit during this time. With the donation of tower space and a transmitter from WMOT, they hit the FM band on 88.3 MHz in the summer of 1995. The station call-sign was changed to WMTS that fall. 810 WMTS in Murfreesboro donated the call letters.

In August 1995, WMTS began normal operation and broadcast in monaural. During 1996, they went into stereo with processing which increased potential signal coverage and enabled it to sound like other FM stations in the area. It also began constantly broadcasting with a mix of automation and live personalities.

WMTS is now also broadcast on WMOT's HD3 sub-channel.

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WMTS-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "WMTS-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "WMTS-FM Station Information Profile". Arbitron.