WUMY (AM)

WUMY (830 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a Spanish language Christian radio format. It is licensed to Memphis, Tennessee, and is owned by the Ministry Outreach Foundation, through licensee MOF-Christian Media I, LLC.

WUMY
Broadcast areaMemphis metropolitan area
Frequency830 kHz
BrandingBuenas Nuevas (Good News)
Programming
FormatSpanish Christian
Ownership
Owner
  • Ministry Outreach Foundation
  • (MOF-Christian Media I, LLC.)
History
First air date
September 24, 1947 (1947-09-24) (as KBOA in Kennett, Missouri)
Former call signs
KBOA (1947[1]-1995)[2]
KOTC (1995-2013)[2]
WUMY (2013-2014)[2]
WGUE (2014-2017)[2]
Call sign meaning
"Memphis Y 105.5" (former branding for WGUE under country format)
Technical information
Facility ID33672
ClassD
Power3,000 watts days only
Transmitter coordinates
35°7′1″N 90°0′59″W
Translator(s)105.5 W288BJ (Memphis)
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitebuenasnuevas.fm

WUMY is a daytimer, powered at 3,000 watts non-directional.[3] It broadcasts on the clear channel frequency of 830 AM, reserved for Class A WCCO Minneapolis. To avoid interference, WUMY must sign off at night. Programming is heard around the clock on 250 watt FM translator W288BJ at 105.5 MHz.

History

On September 24, 1947 (1947-09-24), the station first signed on the air. It was originally licensed to Kennett, Missouri, and had the call sign KBOA.[1] In 2014, it took the call letters WGUE.

On November 30, 2017, WGUE swapped call letters with sister station WUMY. WGUE is now heard on 1180 AM and WUMY moved to 830 AM.

Effective October 1, 2018, the station was sold to MOF-Christian Media, along with translator 105.5 W288BJ, for $706,823. It adopted a Spanish language Christian format.[4]

Translator

WUMY can also be heard at 105.5 MHz, through an FM translator.

Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDERP (W)HAATClassFCC info
W288BJ 105.5 FMMemphis, Tennessee140009250142.6 m (468 ft)DLMS

References
  1. History Cards for WUMY, fcc.gov. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  2. Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  3. Radio-Locator.com/WUMY
  4. "Guess Where Guess FM Moved in Memphis", RadioInsight. August 14, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2019.


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