WLMR
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| Frequency | 1450kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Religious |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | January 21, 1946 |
Former call signs |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 24721 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000wattsunlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°2′54.00″N85°16′26.00″W/ 35.0483333°N 85.2738889°W |
| Translator(s) | 103.3 W277DA (Chattanooga) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | WLMR 1450 Listen Live WLMR 103.3 Listen Live |
| Website | www |
WLMR(1450AM) is aradio stationbroadcasting areligiousformat.[2]Licensed toChattanooga, Tennessee,United States, the station serves the Chattanooga area. The station is currently owned by Wilkins Communications Network, Inc.[3]In the early 1980s, the station was automated and played country music from studios in a strip mall on Brainerd Rd. It was also Chattanooga's first talk radio station when it held the WZRAcall sign.WZRA was the first home of Jeff Styles, and also featured well known personalities such as Kelly McCoy and Robert T. Nash.
History[edit]
In 1946, with a 250-wattradio transmitteronRossvilleBoulevard, the station signed on at 6:55 a.m. on January 21 asWAGC,said to stand for "Winning a Greater Chattanooga". Anetwork affiliateof theMutual Broadcasting System,it also carried local programming, including baseball games of theChattanooga Lookouts.It becameWOGAin November 1959, andWMOCin October 1961.[4]After a brief stint asWZRAfrom September 1983 to August 1984, it became WMOC again until November 1994, when it became WLMR.
References[edit]
- ^"Facility Technical Data for WLMR".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"Station Information Profile".Arbitron.Winter 2010.Retrieved2010-02-22.
- ^"WLMR Facility Record".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.Retrieved2010-02-22.
- ^"WAGC Radio - Winning a Greater Chattanooga".18 December 2013.
External links[edit]
- WLMRin theFCCAM station database
- WLMRinNielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for WLMR
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