WMTT-FM (94.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Tioga, Pennsylvania, and serving New York's Southern Tier, including the Elmira-Corning radio market. WMTT-FM is owned by Seven Mountains Media, with the license held by Southern Belle, LLC. It broadcasts a classic rock radio format, simulcast with co-owned WENI-FM (92.7) in South Waverly. The radio studios and offices are on Chemung Street in Horseheads, New York.

WMTT-FM
Broadcast areaNew York's Southern Tier - Elmira - Corning
Frequency94.7 MHz
BrandingThe Met Rocks
Programming
FormatClassic rock
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Seven Mountains Media
  • (Southern Belle, LLC)
WCBF, WNKI, WNGZ, WPHD, WZHD
History
First air date
1991 (as WPHD at 93.3)
Former call signs
  • WKGV (6/1989–12/1989)
  • WPHD (1989–2003)
  • WMTT (2003–2020)
  • WQBF (2020–2021)
Former frequencies
93.3 MHz (1991)
Call sign meaning
"Met"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID19858
ClassB1
ERP12,000 watts
HAAT147 meters (482 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°03′43″N 77°21′36″W / 42.062°N 77.360°W / 42.062; -77.360
Translator(s)See § FM translator
Repeater(s)92.7 WENI-FM (South Waverly)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitethemetrocks.com

History

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When the station signed on Memorial Day Weekend of 1991 as WPHD, the station was on 93.3 MHz and was rebroadcasting its sister station at the time, WKGB-FM, Conklin, New York.

In September 1991, WPHD switched to 94.7 MHz. In April 1992, the station began a progressive separation from its sister, WKGB-FM. During 1994, WPHD ran the ABC Classic Rock format. From January 1, 1995 to May 1, 1995, WPHD simulcast FM station WZMT, Hazleton, Pennsylvania, which at the time was called The Mountain, airing a mainstream rock format leaning towards classic rock.

From May 1, 1995 until early 1996, WPHD simulcast WCDW, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, which at the time aired a classic hits format leaning heavily on rock songs from the 1970s and 1980s. From early 1996 to July 3, 2020, WPHD aired its own classic rock format; in 2003, it changed its call sign to WMTT to reflect its "Met" branding.

On June 25, 2020, WMTT changed its call sign to WQBF, and then on July 3, 2020 flipped to country as part of a five-station format swap, where 94.7's former classic rock format and WMTT call sign moved to 820/101.3 and 100.9, while 100.9's former country format moved to 94.7, WCBF (96.1 FM), and WOBF (97.1 FM) as "Bigfoot Country".[2]

In July 2021, WQBF changed its call sign to WMTT-FM and returned to the "Met" classic rock format, as part of a simulcast with WENI-FM (92.7) in South Waverly.[3]

FM translator

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WMTT-FM also broadcasts on the following translators:

Broadcast translators for WMTT-FM
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
W226AP 93.1 FM Hornell, New York 140300 250 D LMS
W239BK 95.7 FM Bath, New York 154350 50 D LMS
W250BI 97.9 FM Mansfield, Pennsylvania 156729 68 D LMS
W284BX 104.7 FM Alfred, New York 153045 5.4 D LMS

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Seven Mountains Media Flips Five Stations in Elmira". 3 July 2020.
  3. ^ WKPQ Meets Bigfoot As Seven Mountains Completes Elmira Consolidation Radioinsight - July 4, 2021
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