WMTC (AM) explained

WMTC
City:Vancleve, Kentucky
Airdate:June 1948[1]
Frequency:730 kHz
Format:Defunct (formerly Southern Gospel / Christian talk)
Power:5,000 watts day
50 watts night
Class:D
Facility Id:65757
Coordinates:37.6033°N -83.4442°W
Callsign Meaning:Winning Men To Christ[2]
Owner:Kentucky Mountain Holiness Association
Sister Stations:WMTC-FM
Website:mountaingospel.org

WMTC (730 AM) was a radio station broadcasting a Christian format. Formerly licensed to Vancleve, Kentucky, United States, the station was owned by the Kentucky Mountain Holiness Association for its entire existence.[1] [3] [4] WMTC's format consisted of Southern Gospel music, as well as Christian talk and teaching programs such as; Revive our Hearts with Nancy Leigh DeMoss, Joni & Friends, Focus on the Family, and Unshackled!, as well as children's programming such as Adventures in Odyssey.[5]

WMTC went off the air on February 20, 2013.[6] The station's license was surrendered to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) by the licensee on March 7, 2013,[6] and the FCC cancelled WMTC's license on March 12, 2013.

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Notes and References

  1. Broadcasting & Cable Market Place 1992, Broadcasting & Cable, 1992. p. A-146. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  2. Book: McConnell, Lela G. . The Pauline Ministry in the Kentucky Mountains or a Brief Account of the Kentucky Mountain Holiness Association . Kessinger Publishing, LLC . May 2005 . 978-1-4191-4651-0.
  3. https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=65663 History Cards for WMTC
  4. Web site: WMTC Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .
  5. http://wp.mountaingospel.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/WMTC-Program-Guide.pdf WMTC Mountain Gospel Program Guide
  6. "Request for Cancellation of WMTC(AM), Vancleve, KY License (FCC Facility ID No.: 65757)", fcc.gov. Retrieved October 31, 2018.