WUMY (AM)
Broadcast area | Memphis metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 830 kHz |
Branding | Buenas Nuevas (Good News) |
Programming | |
Format | Spanish Christian |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | September 24, 1947Kennett, Missouri) | (as KBOA in
Former call signs | KBOA (1947[1]-1995)[2] KOTC (1995-2013)[2] WUMY (2013-2014)[2] WGUE (2014-2017)[2] |
Call sign meaning | "Memphis Y 105.5" (former branding for WGUE under country format) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 33672 |
Class | D |
Power | 3,000 watts days only |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°7′1″N 90°0′59″W / 35.11694°N 90.01639°W |
Translator(s) | 105.5 W288BJ (Memphis) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | buenasnuevas |
WUMY (830 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a Spanish language Christian radio format. It is licensed to Memphis, Tennessee, and is owned by the Global Ministries Foundation, through licensee GMF-Christian Media I, LLC.
WUMY is a daytimer, powered at 3,000 watts non-directional.[3] It broadcasts on the clear channel frequency of 830 AM, reserved for Class A WCCO Minneapolis. To avoid interference, WUMY must sign off at night. Programming is heard around the clock on 250 watt FM translator W288BJ at 105.5 MHz.
History[edit]
On September 24, 1947signed on the air. It was originally licensed to Kennett, Missouri, and had the call sign KBOA.[1] In 2014, it took the call letters WGUE.
, the station firstOn 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 GMF-Christian Media, along with translator 105.5 W288BJ, for $706,823. It adopted a Spanish language Christian format.[4]
Translator[edit]
WUMY can also be heard at 105.5 MHz, through an FM translator.
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) |
City of license | Facility ID |
ERP (W) |
Height (m (ft)) |
Class | FCC info |
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W288BJ | 105.5 | Memphis, Tennessee | 140009 | 250 | 142.6 m (468 ft) | D | FCC LMS |
References[edit]
- ^ a b History Cards for WUMY, fcc.gov. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ a b c d Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WUMY
- ^ "Guess Where Guess FM Moved in Memphis", RadioInsight. August 14, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
External links[edit]
- WUMY in the FCC AM station database
- WUMY on Radio-Locator
- WUMY in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- W288BJ in the FCC FM station database
- W288BJ on Radio-Locator
- FCC History Cards for WUMY