WTRM
Encyclopedia
WTRM is a Southern Gospel
and Religious
formatted broadcast
radio station
licensed to Winchester, Virginia
, serving the Northern Shenandoah Valley
. WTRM is owned and operated by Timber Ridge Ministries, Inc.
.
The name "Timber Ridge" was chosen because WTRM's transmitter sits atop Great North Mountain on Timber Ridge Trail in western Frederick County, Virginia
.
As a flagship for the "Southern Light Radio Network", WTRM can be heard well beyond the Winchester/Northern Shenandoah Valley area. Southern Light feeds their programs to translators in Millersburg, Pennsylvania
, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
, and Aquia Harbour, Virginia
, with more planned for the future.
WTRM holds a number of firsts in Winchester area radio. They were the first non-commercial station in Winchester, the first station to uplink to satellite, the first to go all digital, and contrary to popular belief, WTRM was the first to have their own website and stream online and remain one of the few to continue to do so.
WTRM carries IRN/USA Radio News
at the top of the hour.
books as the AM station in Beaumont, Texas
that once employed J.P. Richardson, better known as The Big Bopper
, but of course, those calls were KTRM (now on a Missouri FM station).
Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
and Religious
Religious broadcasting
Religious broadcasting refers to broadcasting by religious organizations, usually with a religious message. Many religious organizations have long recorded content such as sermons and lectures, and have moved into distributing content on their Internet websites.While this article emphasises...
formatted broadcast
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
radio station
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 Winchester, Virginia
Winchester, Virginia
Winchester is an independent city located in the northwestern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the USA. The city's population was 26,203 according to the 2010 Census...
, serving the Northern Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah Valley
The Shenandoah Valley is both a geographic valley and cultural region of western Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. The valley is bounded to the east by the Blue Ridge Mountains, to the west by the eastern front of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians , to the north by the Potomac River...
. WTRM is owned and operated by Timber Ridge Ministries, Inc.
History
WTRM is located in the former Armel School building along US 522 south of WinchesterWinchester, Virginia
Winchester is an independent city located in the northwestern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the USA. The city's population was 26,203 according to the 2010 Census...
.
The name "Timber Ridge" was chosen because WTRM's transmitter sits atop Great North Mountain on Timber Ridge Trail in western Frederick County, Virginia
Frederick County, Virginia
Frederick County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is included in the Winchester, Virginia-West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was formed in 1743 by the splitting of Orange County. For ten years it was the home of George Washington. As of 2010, the population was...
.
As a flagship for the "Southern Light Radio Network", WTRM can be heard well beyond the Winchester/Northern Shenandoah Valley area. Southern Light feeds their programs to translators in Millersburg, Pennsylvania
Millersburg, Pennsylvania
Millersburg is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,562 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...
, and Aquia Harbour, Virginia
Aquia Harbour, Virginia
Aquia Harbour is a census-designated place in Stafford County, Virginia, United States, 13 miles north of Fredericksburg. The population was 7,856 at the 2000 census...
, with more planned for the future.
WTRM holds a number of firsts in Winchester area radio. They were the first non-commercial station in Winchester, the first station to uplink to satellite, the first to go all digital, and contrary to popular belief, WTRM was the first to have their own website and stream online and remain one of the few to continue to do so.
WTRM carries IRN/USA Radio News
USA Radio Network
The USA Radio Network is a syndicator of talk radio programming established in 1985. It provides programming to approximately 1,100 radio stations around the world, plus the American Forces Network and XM Satellite Radio, and can be heard on the internet from USA Radio's website.On March 5, 2008,...
at the top of the hour.
Translators
Trivia
The call letters, WTRM, were originally assigned to a Coast Guard installation. The call letters "TRM", can also be found in some Buddy HollyBuddy Holly
Charles Hardin Holley , known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll...
books as the AM station in Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont is a city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's population was 118,296 at the 2010 census. With Port Arthur and Orange, it forms the Golden Triangle, a major industrial area on the...
that once employed J.P. Richardson, better known as The Big Bopper
The Big Bopper
Jiles Perry "J. P." Richardson, Jr. also commonly known as The Big Bopper, was an American disc jockey, singer, and songwriter whose big voice and exuberant personality made him an early rock and roll star...
, but of course, those calls were KTRM (now on a Missouri FM station).