WTMR

WTMR

Camden, New Jersey United States
Broadcast area	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Frequency	800kHz
Branding	WTMR AM Radio 800
Programming
Format	Brokeredandreligious 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(1948-11-01)
Former call signs	WKDN (1948–1968)
Call signmeaning	Thomas R. Roberts, owner of the station from 1968 on;backronymedslogan, "Where the Master Reigns"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	24658
Class	B
Power	5,000wattsday 500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	39°54′33.41″N75°5′58.63″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	wtmrradio.com

WTMR(800AM) is aradio stationbroadcastingbrokered programming,mainlyreligious programming.Licensed toCamden, New Jersey,United States, it serves thePhiladelphiaarea. WTMR is owned byBeasley Broadcast Group,Inc., through licensee Beasley Media Group, LLC, and features programming fromWestwood One.The transmitter site is in Camden, while studios and offices are located in the "555 Building" inBala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.

History

The station began operations November 1, 1948, as WKDN. It was originally owned byRanulf Compton,and was a 1,000-watt, daytime-only station that broadcastmiddle-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.

External links

• WTMRin theFCCAM station database
• WTMRinNielsen Audio's AM station database