WMTY (AM)

Last updated
DWMTY
Frequency 670 kHz
Programming
Format Defunct (formerly Oldies)
Ownership
OwnerHorne Radio, LLC
WMTY-FM
History
First air date
1987
Last air date
September 30, 2015
Former call signs
WBAV (1987)
WTNN (19871999)
WKFN (19992002)
Technical information
Facility ID 3992
Class D
Power 2,500 watts day
Transmitter coordinates
35°53′12.00″N84°14′48.00″W / 35.8866667°N 84.2466667°W / 35.8866667; -84.2466667 Coordinates: 35°53′12.00″N84°14′48.00″W / 35.8866667°N 84.2466667°W / 35.8866667; -84.2466667

WMTY (670 AM) was a radio station licensed to Farragut, Tennessee, United States. [1] The station was last owned by Horne Radio, LLC. [2] [3]

The station went silent on December 20, 2014, and the three towers were taken down in March 2015. [4] On September 24, 2015, Horne Radio surrendered WMTY's license to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC); the FCC cancelled the license and deleted the WMTY call sign on September 30, 2015.

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References

  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
  2. http://metrotalk67.com/ [ dead link ]
  3. "WMTY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
  4. http://ux.wbir.com/story/entertainment/2015/03/18/their-usefulness-over-old-am-radio-towers-brought-to-the-ground/24986825/ [ dead link ]