WQTM
WQTM (1480 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Fair Bluff, in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The station, founded in 1967 as WWKO, is currently owned by Keith Baldwin.
| City | Fair Bluff, North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1480 kHz |
| Branding | Sportstalk 1480 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Silent (previously Sports Talk) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Keith Baldwin |
| History | |
| First air date | October 21, 1967[1] |
| Former call signs | WWKO (1967-1984)[1] WNFO (1984-1988) WJHB (1988-1996) WNCR (1996-2002) WVXY (6/02-10/02) WZFB (2002-2006) WSRC (2006-2009) WWKO (2009-2011)[2] |
| Call sign meaning | WQTeaM |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 2860 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 10,000 watts day 48 watts night |
| Transmitter coordinates | 34°19′23.00″N 79°0′7.00″W |
WQTM has been silent since September 15, 2018 due to damage from Hurricane Florence, but had most recently broadcast a Sports talk format.[3]
The station was reassigned its legacy WWKO call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on January 29, 2009.[2] The station changed call sign to WQTM and returned to the air as a simulcast of WEVG in Evergreen, Alabama effective July 12, 2011.
The simulcast with WEVG ended due to then-station owners Rama Communications not paying for services rendered by WEVG. Effective July 9, 2019, Rama Communications sold WQTM and the construction permit for translator W279DQ to Keith Baldwin for $10.
References
- "The Facilities of Radio". Broadcasting Yearbook 1969. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1969. p. B-121.
- "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
External links
- WQTM in the FCC's AM station database
- WQTM on Radio-Locator
- WQTM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database