WMST

WMST
City	Mount Sterling, Kentucky
Broadcast area	Lexington-Fayette
Frequency	1150 kHz
Branding	1150 am & 106.9 fm WMST
Slogan	America's Best Music
Programming
Format	Adult Standards/Soft AC
Affiliations	CBS News; Kentucky News Network (KNN); Adult Standards (Westwood One)
Ownership
Owner	Gateway Radio Works, Inc. ; (Gateway Radio Works, Inc.)
Sister stations	WKYN 107.7 FM, WWKY 102.9 FM / AM 990, WKCA-FM 97.7 FM, WIVY 96.3 FM
History
First air date	October 17, 1957
Call sign meaning	Mount STerling
Technical information
Class	D
Power	2,500 watts (day); 53 watts (night)
Translator(s)	106.9 W295BD (Mount Sterling)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wmstradio.com

WMST (1150 AM / 106.9 FM) is a radio station serving the Lexington-Fayette metropolitan area with an adult standards/soft AC format fed from Westwood One's Adult Standards satellite feed and is under ownership of Gateway Radio Works, Inc..

1150 AM is a Regional broadcast frequency.

Other programming includes newscasts, from CBS News and the Kentucky News Network, live talk (some are local) and religious programs, including the nationwide syndicated show, "The Sunday Morning Wake-up with Chris" from August 2003 until December 2008 and was produced in the studios of WMST. Local air talent, Chris Conkright, also won the Edward R. Murrow Award for WMST in 2009 for "Best Newscast" in Small Market Radio for his entry, "Gateway Regional News at Five."

On a clear day, WMST-AM can be heard as far away West as Louisville, KY, as far away East as Morehead, KY, as far away North as Florence, KY and as far away South as Monticello, KY. The most popular item on the current programming line-up includes the locally produced show, "Mornings on Main" which can be heard weekday mornings from 8:20am until 10:30am. WMST airs five major newscasts ("Gateway Regional News") every weekday (6:00am, 7:00am, 8:00am, 12:00pm, 5:00pm).

Translators

In addition to the main station, WMST-AM is relayed by an additional stereo translator to widen its broadcast area.

Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	ERP (W)	Class	FCC info
W295BD	106.9	Mount Sterling, Kentucky	250	D	FCC

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External links

WMST 1150 AM - Official Website

WMST in the FCC's AM station database
WMST on Radio-Locator
WMST in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

W295BD in the FCC's FM station database
W295BD on Radio-Locator

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