WTMP-FM
WTMP-FM (96.1 MHz "Caliente 96.1 and 1470") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Dade City, Florida. The station is owned by Neal Ardman, through licensee NIA Broadcasting, Inc. WTMP-FM airs a Spanish-language Regional Mexican radio format and is simulcast on co-owned AM 1470 WMGG in Egypt Lake, Florida. WTMP-FM and WMGG are the Spanish-language flagship stations for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Radio Network.
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City | Dade City, Florida |
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Broadcast area | Northern Tampa Bay Area |
Frequency | 96.1 MHz |
Branding | Caliente 96.1 |
Programming | |
Format | Regional Mexican |
Affiliations | Tampa Bay Buccaneers Radio Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | Neal Ardman (NIA Broadcasting, Inc.) |
Sister stations | WMGG, WTMP, W248CA |
History | |
First air date | September 3, 1983 |
Call sign meaning | TaMPa |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 15239 |
Class | A |
ERP | 2,800 watts |
HAAT | 147 meters (482 ft) |
Links | |
Website | Caliente96.com |
WTMP-FM's studios are on Pan Am Circle in Tampa. Its transmitter is off Spike Road near Spring Lake Highway in Spring Lake, Florida.[1] WTMP-FM is a Class A station, with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 2,800 watts, while several Tampa Bay stations operate at 100,000 watts. This makes WTMP-FM limited in its coverage area to the northern suburbs in the Tampa Bay area.
History
The station first signed on the air on September 3, 1993 as WBSB.[2] It was owned by Dade City Broadcasting, Inc. and aired an adult contemporary music format.
In 2001, the station was acquired by Tama Broadcasting, Inc. for $4.1 million.[3] Tama already owned AM 1150 WTMP, an urban adult contemporary station. Tama put the same format on 96.1, switching the call sign to WTMP-FM.
In 2018, NIA Broadcasting bought WTMP-FM for $350,000.[4] NIA, owned by Neal Ardman, began simulcasting the Regional Mexican format heard on AM 1470 WMGG on 96.1 WTMP-FM, calling the stations "La Mexicana 96.1 and 1470", but later switched the moniker to "Caliente 96.1 and 1470".
References
External links
- Official WTMP-FM Website
- WTMP in the FCC's FM station database
- WTMP on Radio-Locator
- WTMP in Nielsen Audio's FM station database