WUMY (AM)

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WUMY
Broadcast area Memphis metropolitan area
Frequency 830 kHz
Branding105.5FM & 830AM The Truth
Programming
Format Christian
Ownership
Owner
  • Wilkins Communications Network, Inc.
  • (WEZMO Broadcasting LLC)
History
First air date
September 24, 1947 (1947-09-24)
Former call signs
  • KBOA (1947–1995)
  • KOTC (1995–2013)
  • WUMY (2013–2014)
  • WGUE (2014–2017) [1] [2]
Call sign meaning
"Memphis Y 105.5" (former branding for WGUE under country format)
Technical information [3]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 33672
Class D
Power 3,000 watts (days only)
Transmitter coordinates
 35°7′1″N90°0′59″W / 35.11694°N 90.01639°W / 35.11694; -90.01639
Translator 105.5 W288BJ (Memphis)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website wilkinsradio.com/our-stations/wumy-the-truth

WUMY (830 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Memphis, Tennessee, United States, broadcasting a Christian radio format. It is owned by the Ministry Outreach Foundation, through licensee MOF-Christian Media I, LLC, and operates during the daytime hours only.

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WUMY is additionally heard around the clock on low-power FM translator W288BJ at 105.5 MHz.

History

On September 24, 1947, the station first signed on the air. It was originally licensed to Kennett, Missouri, and had the call sign KBOA. [2] In 2014, it took the call letters WGUE.

On November 30, 2017, WGUE swapped call letters with sister station WUMY. WGUE is now heard on 1180 AM and WUMY moved to 830 AM.

Effective October 1, 2018, the station was sold to MOF-Christian Media, along with translator 105.5 W288BJ, for $706,823. It adopted a Spanish language Christian format. [4]

On May 31, 2024 MOR-Christian Media sold WUMY and translator 105.5 W288BJ to the Wilkins Radio Network for $460,000. [5] The following day, WUMY dropped its Spanish-language Christian format, changed the station language to English, and adopted a Christian talk and teaching format under the ownership of Wilkins.

Translator

WUMY can also be heard at 105.5 MHz, through an FM translator.

Broadcast translator for WUMY
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W288BJ105.5 FM Memphis, Tennessee 140009250142.6  m (468  ft)D LMS

References

  1. ↑ Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  2. 1 2 History Cards for WUMY, fcc.gov. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WUMY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ↑ "Guess Where Guess FM Moved in Memphis", RadioInsight. August 14, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Station Sales Week of 5/31". RadioInsight. May 31, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.


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