WMTS-FM (88.3 FM) is a student-run college radio station licensed to Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The station is currently owned by Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) alongside WMOT (89.5 FM), with studios for both stations located at the John Bragg Media and Entertainment Building on campus. WMTS's transmitter is located just east of the MTSU campus.[2][3] WMTS went on-air in March 1992 on cable TV Channel 38, the Housing and the Residential Life Channel.
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| Broadcast area | Middle Tennessee, USA |
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| Frequency | 88.3 MHz |
| Branding | 88.3 WMTS |
| Programming | |
| Format | College radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Middle Tennessee State University |
| WMOT | |
| History | |
First air date | 1996 |
Former call signs | WAKF (1995–1995), WNAR [We Need A Radio] (1992) |
Call sign meaning | We're Middle Tennessee State University |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 41998 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 680 watts |
| HAAT | 42 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°50′56.00″N 86°21′11.00″W / 35.8488889°N 86.3530556°W |
| Repeater(s) | WMOT 89.5 HD3 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wmts.org |
History
editIn 1992, the signal was moved to MTSU Channel 8 on the local cable system. WMTS worked to obtain Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval for an FM license and construction permit during this time. With the donation of tower space and a transmitter from WMOT, they hit the FM band on 88.3 MHz in the summer of 1995. The station call-sign was changed to WMTS that fall. 810 WMTS in Murfreesboro donated the call letters.
In August 1995, WMTS began normal operation and broadcast in monaural. During 1996, they went into stereo with processing which increased potential signal coverage and enabled it to sound like other FM stations in the area. It also began constantly broadcasting with a mix of automation and live personalities.
WMTS is now also broadcast on WMOT's HD3 sub-channel.
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMTS-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WMTS-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WMTS-FM Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
External links
edit- 88.3 WMTS
- Facility details for Facility ID 41998 (WMTS-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WMTS-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database