WMTL
WMTL (870 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Leitchfield, Kentucky, United States, the station is owned by Heritage Media of Kentucky Inc. It features programming from Fox News Radio and Fox Sports Radio.[1]
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| City | Leitchfield, Kentucky |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 870 kHz |
| Branding | "AM 870 the moose" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country music |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio, Fox Sports Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Heritage Media of Kentucky Inc |
| Sister stations | WKHG |
| History | |
| First air date | January 17, 1959 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 27024 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 500 watts day |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°30′40″N 86°17′15″W |
| Translator(s) | W280FH (103.9 MHz, Leitchfield) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | listen live |
| Website | k105com |
History
The station began broadcasting on January 17, 1959. Under license by the FCC under Rough River Broadcasting, Inc., it was Grayson County's first radio station. For its first 29 years on the air, the station broadcast with 500 watts on a frequency of 1580 kilohertz. From 1967 until 1988, all of the station's programming was simulcast over WMTL-FM (now WKHG) at 104.9 MHz.[2] For most of its history to this day, WMTL broadcasts a country music format.
In 1988, the station moved to its current frequency of 870 MHz.[3]
In the early 1990s, Rough River Broadcasting was acquired by Heritage Media of Kentucky, taking WMTL and WKHG with it.
References
- "WMTL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- 1987 Broadcasting Yearbook, page B-117
- 1988 Broadcasting Yearbook, page B-116
External links
- WMTL in the FCC's AM station database
- WMTL on Radio-Locator
- WMTL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database