WTMR

WTMR

Camden, New Jersey United States
Broadcast area	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Frequency	800 kHz
Branding	WTMR AM Radio 800
Programming
Format	Brokered and religious programming
Affiliations	Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. (Beasley Media Group Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WBEN-FM, WMGK, WMMR, WPEN, WTEL, WWDB, WXTU
History
First air date	November 1, 1948;76 years ago (1948-11-01)
Former call signs	WKDN (1948–1968)
Call sign meaning	Thomas R. Roberts, owner of the station from 1968 on; backronymed slogan, "Where the Master Reigns"
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	24658
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts day 500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	39°54′33.41″N75°5′58.63″W / 39.9092806°N 75.0996194°W / 39.9092806; -75.0996194
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	wtmrradio.com

WTMR (800 AM) is a radio station broadcasting brokered programming, mainly religious programming. Licensed to Camden, New Jersey, United States, it serves the Philadelphia area. WTMR is owned by Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., through licensee Beasley Media Group, LLC, and features programming from Westwood One. The transmitter site is in Camden, while studios and offices are located in the "555 Building" in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.

By day, WTMR is powered by 5,000 watts, but at night to protect other stations on 800 AM, it reduces it power to 500 watts. Because AM 800 is reserved for Mexico and Canada.

History

The station began operations November 1, 1948, as WKDN. It was originally owned by Ranulf Compton, and was a 1,000-watt, daytime-only station that broadcast middle-of-the-road music. The call letters became WTMR after the station was sold in 1968. By the early 1970s, WTMR's power had been increased to 5,000 watts. In 1975, the station began phasing out pop music in favor of religious programming. It was granted a license to operate at night during the 1980s.

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for WTMR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 24658 (WTMR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WTMR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database