WMRO
Encyclopedia
WMRO is a radio station
licensed to and serving Gallatin, Tennessee
. The station is locally owned by Scott and Leslie Bailey of Classic Broadcasting, Inc. The station's studios and transmitter facilities are located a half mile north of downtown Gallatin.
Founded in 1967 as WWGM, this station was assigned the WMRO call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
on November 9, 1993
. The station strives to be a "good neighbor" to the religious community of Gallatin.
" hot adult contemporary music format from Cumulus Media Networks. On Sundays, church services, religious, and local programming focusing on Gallatin area are aired.
In April 1993, Lindsey Christian Broadcasting Company reached an agreement to sell WWGM to Classic Broadcasting, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on October 25, 1993, and the transaction was consummated on October 28, 1993. The new owners had the FCC change the call letters to WMRO on November 9, 1993.
On February 19, 1994, with new call sign WMRO, the station began playing an oldies
music format. The call letters were changed on a deal that the station would hold them for 9 months for a potential licensee in 1994, but this potential licensee never asked for them back. On April 1, 2006, the station flipped to a hot adult contemporary music format because of the area's changing demographics as a Nashville bedroom community and another station in the county switching to an oldies format. In December 2006, majority control of Classic Broadcasting was transferred from William E. Bailey to Timothy Scott Bailey.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed to and serving Gallatin, Tennessee
Gallatin, Tennessee
Gallatin is a city in and the county seat of Sumner County, Tennessee, United States, along a navigable tributary of the Cumberland River. The population was 23,230 at the 2000 census. Named for U.S...
. The station is locally owned by Scott and Leslie Bailey of Classic Broadcasting, Inc. The station's studios and transmitter facilities are located a half mile north of downtown Gallatin.
Founded in 1967 as WWGM, this station was assigned the WMRO call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
on November 9, 1993
1993 in radio
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. The station strives to be a "good neighbor" to the religious community of Gallatin.
Programming
The station is branded as "Magic 1560" and airs the satellite-fed "Today's Best HitsToday's Best Hits
Today's Best Hits is an American radio network with a Hot Adult Contemporary format. It plays many contemporary songs. It also features many retro hits, and on Saturday night, it plays only requested retro songs. The network was previously known as Best Hits, Best Variety...
" hot adult contemporary music format from Cumulus Media Networks. On Sundays, church services, religious, and local programming focusing on Gallatin area are aired.
History
In October 1978, WWGM was sold to Dean A. Crawford and the deal gained FCC approval on January 9, 1979. In September 1986, Dean A. Crawford Broadcasting Co. reached an agreement to sell WWGM to Lindsey Christian Broadcasting Company. The deal was approved by the FCC on November 25, 1986, and the transaction was consummated on December 16, 1986.In April 1993, Lindsey Christian Broadcasting Company reached an agreement to sell WWGM to Classic Broadcasting, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on October 25, 1993, and the transaction was consummated on October 28, 1993. The new owners had the FCC change the call letters to WMRO on November 9, 1993.
On February 19, 1994, with new call sign WMRO, the station began playing an oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
music format. The call letters were changed on a deal that the station would hold them for 9 months for a potential licensee in 1994, but this potential licensee never asked for them back. On April 1, 2006, the station flipped to a hot adult contemporary music format because of the area's changing demographics as a Nashville bedroom community and another station in the county switching to an oldies format. In December 2006, majority control of Classic Broadcasting was transferred from William E. Bailey to Timothy Scott Bailey.
External links
- WMRO official website (maintained by Today's Best Hits)