WTMN
Encyclopedia
WTMN is a commercial radio station
in Gainesville, Florida
, broadcasting to the Gainesville
-Ocala, Florida
area on 1430 AM
. WTMN's programming is primarily Gospel
music, mostly from the Sheridan Gospel Network's The Light.
to the WDVH
tower (then WLUS on SE 27th street in Gainesville, Florida. The station initially broadcast an Urban
format. That format was moved to sister station WTMG
in 1993. After that, several attempts were made to launch a sports radio format, none were successful because the dominant Gainesville team, the University of Florida
Gators
, were locked up with WRUF, the University's commercial radio station.
The station finally settled on Gospel
radio in 2001.
In 2003 the station upgraded its day time power to 10,000 watts and in 2004 the station added 45 watts of night time power.
www.sgnthelight.com/
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...
in Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
, broadcasting to the Gainesville
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
-Ocala, Florida
Ocala, Florida
Ocala is a city in Marion County, Florida. As of 2007, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 53,491. It is the county seat of Marion County, and the principal city of the Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated 2007 population of 324,857.-History:Ocala...
area on 1430 AM
AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
. WTMN's programming is primarily Gospel
Gospel
A gospel is an account, often written, that describes the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In a more general sense the term "gospel" may refer to the good news message of the New Testament. It is primarily used in reference to the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John...
music, mostly from the Sheridan Gospel Network's The Light.
History
WTMN signed on the air in April 1988 with 2.5 KW power, daytime only and the call sign WWLO. It was diplexedDiplexer
A diplexer is a passive device that implements frequency domain multiplexing. Two ports are multiplexed onto a third port . The signals on ports L and H occupy disjoint frequency bands...
to the WDVH
WDVH (AM)
WDVH is a commercial radio station in Gainesville, Florida, broadcasting to the Gainesville-Ocala, Florida area on 980 AM. The-History:WDVH signed on the air on in October 1955 from its current transmitter location on SE 27th street...
tower (then WLUS on SE 27th street in Gainesville, Florida. The station initially broadcast an Urban
Urban contemporary
Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop/rap, contemporary R&B, pop, electronica such as dubstep and drum and bass and Caribbean music...
format. That format was moved to sister station WTMG
WTMG
WTMG is a commercial radio station in Williston, Florida, broadcasting to the Gainesville-Ocala, Florida area on 101.3 FM.WTMG has been in its current format since 1994, playing Hip Hop, R&B, Old School and Classic Soul and Gospel...
in 1993. After that, several attempts were made to launch a sports radio format, none were successful because the dominant Gainesville team, the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
Gators
Florida Gators
The Florida Gators are the intercollegiate sports teams that represent the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida. The "Lady Gators" is an alternative nickname sometimes used by the Gators women's teams...
, were locked up with WRUF, the University's commercial radio station.
The station finally settled on Gospel
Gospel
A gospel is an account, often written, that describes the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In a more general sense the term "gospel" may refer to the good news message of the New Testament. It is primarily used in reference to the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John...
radio in 2001.
In 2003 the station upgraded its day time power to 10,000 watts and in 2004 the station added 45 watts of night time power.
External links
www.sgnthelight.com/