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WLRM

January 01, 1970

WLRM (1380 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Millington, Tennessee, United States. The station was established in 1962 as "WGMM", originally licensed only for limited daytime-only operation. Upgraded to 24-hours operation in 1984, the station has broadcast a variety of formats over the past 50 years, including country and Gospel music.

WLRM
Broadcast areaMemphis, Tennessee
Frequency1380 kHz
BrandingAM 1380 WLRM
Programming
FormatBlues
Ownership
Owner
  • F.W. Robbert Broadcasting
  • (CPT & T Radio Station, Inc.)
WITA, WMQM, WNQM, WVOG, WWCR
History
First air date
June 22, 1962
Former call signs
WGMM (1962–1969)
WTNN (1969–1983)
WMPS (1983–1998)
WOOM (1998–2002)[1]
Call sign meaning
We Love Real Music (current format)
Technical information
Facility ID15670
ClassB
Power2,500 watts (day)
1,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
35°18′56″N 89°55′23″W / 35.31556°N 89.92306°W / 35.31556; -89.92306
Translator(s)106.9 MHz W295DH (Millington)

WLRM is currently owned by F.W. Robbert Broadcasting and the broadcast license is held by CPT & T Radio Station, Inc.

WLRM broadcasts a Blues and Southern Soul format Monday through Saturday, and Gospel music on Sundays.

History edit

1960s edit

This station began licensed broadcast operations on June 22, 1962, as "WGMM". Restricted to operating as a daytime-only radio station and broadcasting at 1380 kilohertz with 500 watts of power, WGMM was originally owned and operated by Radio Millington, Inc. Al McClain served as general manager, commercial manager, and program director with Web Anderson as promotions manager, Bob Trantham as news director, Emmett Kozel as chief engineer, and Mary Nell Thomas as traffic manager.[2] By 1965, Bill Thomas was brought in to be the program director and Emmett Kozel added news director duties to his engineering role.[3]

A shift in personnel in 1965 saw Joe C. Matthews take over as president and general manager with Bill Thomas elevated to station manager. Lee Cash was named as program director and Ed Freeman became WGMM's chief engineer.[4] The station also added five hours of "specialty" programming featuring country & western music.[4] By 1968, the station was playing a 100% country & western format.[5] At the same time, Chad Lassiter took over the general manager role and R.L. Merry became the program director.[5] As the decade came to a close, William M. Brown became WGMM's general manager, program director, and news director with Sidney Williams as chief engineer.[6]

1970s edit

Shelby Broadcasting Company, owned by Gary Acker, acquired the station in May 1969 and had the station's call sign changed to "WTNN".[7] With Gary Acker as president of the company, Franklin Davis was named general manager, commercial manager, and promotions manager. Rick Stafford was hired as news director and Sidney Williams stayed on as chief engineer.[7] By 1973, Charlie C. Freeman became both program director and promotions manager with Terry Rutherford taking over as chief engineer.[8] The station maintained its country format.[8]

On August 27, 1973, the broadcast license for WTNN was transferred to The Moore Company with Gary Acker remaining as company president.[9] This shift marked a format flip to Gospel music with Steve L. Williams becoming general manager, commercial manager, promotions manager, and news director for the station. Rick Smith was named program director and Dave Church became the chief engineer.[9] This lineup of key personnel and the Gospel format remained steady through the end of the 1970s.[10]

1980s edit

In March 1982, the station then licensed as "WTNN" was sold by The Moore Company, Inc., to L&M Media, Inc.[1][11] The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) accepted the filing on April 2, 1982, and approved the deal on June 2, 1982.[11] Charles Trub served in dual roles as president and general manager with Penny Peck as operations director and Dave Church stayed on as chief engineer. The format was flipped back to country music.[12]

In November 1982, the new owners applied for a construction permit to shift from daytimer to 24-hour operation with 2,500 watts of signal power during the day and 1,000 watts at night from a modified antenna system. The Commission granted the permit on June 21, 1983.[13] Along with this, they requested a new call sign for the station and were assigned "WMPS" on July 18, 1983, and Doug Foster Jr was named Operations Director.[1] After nearly four months of testing, WMPS began licensed 24-hour operations on February 29, 1984.[14]

L&M Media, Inc., applied to the FCC to transfer WMPS to the U.S. Radio Corporation in November 1986. The Commission approved the deal on December 19, 1986, and the transaction was formally consummated on January 21, 1987.[15] WMPS was flipped to a talk radio format.[16] Facing financial difficulties, the WMPS license was involuntarily transferred from U.S. Radio Corporation to trustee Von A. Harshman in September 1988. The FCC was informed on September 27, 1988, and the Commission approved the transfer on October 3, 1988.[17] In August 1989, trustee Harshman applied to transfer the station to Good News Broadcasting Company, a religious outfit. The FCC approved the sale on October 31, 1989, and the deal was formally consummated on January 25, 1990.[18]

1990s edit

This ownership proved short-lived as Good News Broadcasting Company filed an application in August 1990 to transfer WMPS to David Grayson Life Changing Ministries, Inc., for a reported sale price of $295,000.[19] The FCC approved the deal on October 9, 1990, and the transaction was formally consummated on October 25, 1990.[20] The new owners shifted the format to Contemporary Christian music.[19] David Grayson Life Changing Ministries tried to transfer the license to Abundant Grace Fellowship, Inc., in January 1993 but the deal collapsed and was formally ended in April 1993.[21]

Another attempt to sell WMPS, this time to World Overcomers Outreach Ministries Church, Inc., was filed in January 1998. The reported sale price was $275,000 in cash.[22] The FCC approved the sale on March 3, 1998, and the transaction was formally consummated on March 23, 1998.[23] The new owners had the FCC change the station's call sign to "WOOM" on April 6, 1998, to reflect its ownership.[1] WOOM broadcast a Christian music format.[24] Later, another application was filed and the station was assigned the "WLRM" call sign by the FCC on October 25, 2002.[1] As WLRM, the station aired a blend of religious and secular music as an outreach effort to "unchurched" residents of the Memphis area.[25]

WLRM today edit

In September 2004, World Overcomers Outreach Ministries Church, Inc., (Alton R. Williams, president) reached a deal to sell WLRM to CPT & T Radio Station, Inc. (Eric M. Westenbarger, president) for a reported sale price of $400,000 in cash.[26] The FCC approved the sale on December 29, 2004, and the transaction was formally consummated on January 18, 2005.[27]

On July 6, 2014, Affirmative Media Partners, LLC (Kevin Fox, President) started daily programming of WLRM changing the format to blues and southern soul. The station is branded as "AM 1380 WLRM".

Former morning drive personality, Spanky Brown, whose real name was Byron Yedell, died May 11, 2018, in Virginia. There has been no regular morning drive programming at WLRM since Browns death. Long time afternoon drive personality, and host of "Talk To Me," Greg Peters, died May 6, 2021, in Tennessee.

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References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  2. ^ "Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U.S.". 1963 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1963. p. B-172.
  3. ^ "Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U.S.". 1965 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1965. p. B-144.
  4. ^ a b "Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U.S.". 1966 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1966. p. B-140.
  5. ^ a b "Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U.S.". 1968 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1968. p. B-154.
  6. ^ "The Facilities of AM-FM Radio". 1969 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1969. p. B-160.
  7. ^ a b "Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U.S.". 1970 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1970. p. B-189.
  8. ^ a b "Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U.S.". 1973 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1973. p. B-188.
  9. ^ a b "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". 1974 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1974. p. B-198.
  10. ^ "The Facilities of Radio". 1979 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1979. p. C-207.
  11. ^ a b "Application Search Details (BAL-19820331GI)". FCC Media Bureau. June 2, 1982. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  12. ^ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Cablecasting Yearbook 1983. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1983. p. B-228.
  13. ^ "Application Search Details (BP-19821110AU)". FCC Media Bureau. June 21, 1983. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  14. ^ "Application Search Details (BL-19831101AE)". FCC Media Bureau. February 29, 1984. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  15. ^ "Application Search Details (BAL-19861107EC)". FCC Media Bureau. January 21, 1987. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  16. ^ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting/Cable Yearbook 1989. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1989. p. B-277.
  17. ^ "Application Search Details (BAL-19880923EA)". FCC Media Bureau. October 3, 1988. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  18. ^ "Application Search Details (BAL-19890828ED)". FCC Media Bureau. January 25, 1990. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  19. ^ a b "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". The Broadcasting Yearbook 1991. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1991. p. B=308.
  20. ^ "Application Search Details (BAL-19900824ED)". FCC Media Bureau. October 25, 1990. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  21. ^ "Application Search Details (BAL-19930115EB)". FCC Media Bureau. April 8, 1993. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  22. ^ "Directory of Radio Stations in the U.S.". Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999. Washington, DC: R.R. Bowker. 1999. p. D-415.
  23. ^ "Application Search Details (BAL-19980114EC)". FCC Media Bureau. March 23, 1998. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  24. ^ Finlayson, Rebecca; Robertshaw, Nicky (2006). "Radio". Insiders' Guide to Memphis. Globe Pequot. p. 298. ISBN 978-0-7627-4185-4. OL 8035376M.
  25. ^ Lepeska, Toni (April 10, 2003). "Radio Station's Music Serving More Than Merely Christians". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, TN. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  26. ^ "Deals (12/5/2004)". Broadcasting & Cable. December 5, 2004. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  27. ^ "Application Search Details (BAL-20041109AAD)". FCC Media Bureau. January 18, 2005. Retrieved August 28, 2011.

External links edit

  • WLRM official website
  • WLRM in the FCC AM station database
  • WLRM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

January 01, 1970
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WLRM 1380 AM is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Millington Tennessee United States The station was established in 1962 as WGMM originally licensed only for limited daytime only operation Upgraded to 24 hours operation in 1984 the station has broadcast a variety of formats over the past 50 years including country and Gospel music WLRMMillington TennesseeBroadcast areaMemphis TennesseeFrequency1380 kHzBrandingAM 1380 WLRMProgrammingFormatBluesOwnershipOwnerF W Robbert Broadcasting CPT amp T Radio Station Inc Sister stationsWITA WMQM WNQM WVOG WWCRHistoryFirst air dateJune 22 1962Former call signsWGMM 1962 1969 WTNN 1969 1983 WMPS 1983 1998 WOOM 1998 2002 1 Call sign meaningWe Love Real Music current format Technical informationFacility ID15670ClassBPower2 500 watts day 1 000 watts night Transmitter coordinates35 18 56 N 89 55 23 W 35 31556 N 89 92306 W 35 31556 89 92306Translator s 106 9 MHz W295DH Millington WLRM is currently owned by F W Robbert Broadcasting and the broadcast license is held by CPT amp T Radio Station Inc WLRM broadcasts a Blues and Southern Soul format Monday through Saturday and Gospel music on Sundays Contents 1 History 1 1 1960s 1 2 1970s 1 3 1980s 1 4 1990s 1 5 WLRM today 2 Previous logo 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit1960s edit This station began licensed broadcast operations on June 22 1962 as WGMM Restricted to operating as a daytime only radio station and broadcasting at 1380 kilohertz with 500 watts of power WGMM was originally owned and operated by Radio Millington Inc Al McClain served as general manager commercial manager and program director with Web Anderson as promotions manager Bob Trantham as news director Emmett Kozel as chief engineer and Mary Nell Thomas as traffic manager 2 By 1965 Bill Thomas was brought in to be the program director and Emmett Kozel added news director duties to his engineering role 3 A shift in personnel in 1965 saw Joe C Matthews take over as president and general manager with Bill Thomas elevated to station manager Lee Cash was named as program director and Ed Freeman became WGMM s chief engineer 4 The station also added five hours of specialty programming featuring country amp western music 4 By 1968 the station was playing a 100 country amp western format 5 At the same time Chad Lassiter took over the general manager role and R L Merry became the program director 5 As the decade came to a close William M Brown became WGMM s general manager program director and news director with Sidney Williams as chief engineer 6 1970s edit Shelby Broadcasting Company owned by Gary Acker acquired the station in May 1969 and had the station s call sign changed to WTNN 7 With Gary Acker as president of the company Franklin Davis was named general manager commercial manager and promotions manager Rick Stafford was hired as news director and Sidney Williams stayed on as chief engineer 7 By 1973 Charlie C Freeman became both program director and promotions manager with Terry Rutherford taking over as chief engineer 8 The station maintained its country format 8 On August 27 1973 the broadcast license for WTNN was transferred to The Moore Company with Gary Acker remaining as company president 9 This shift marked a format flip to Gospel music with Steve L Williams becoming general manager commercial manager promotions manager and news director for the station Rick Smith was named program director and Dave Church became the chief engineer 9 This lineup of key personnel and the Gospel format remained steady through the end of the 1970s 10 1980s edit In March 1982 the station then licensed as WTNN was sold by The Moore Company Inc to L amp M Media Inc 1 11 The Federal Communications Commission FCC accepted the filing on April 2 1982 and approved the deal on June 2 1982 11 Charles Trub served in dual roles as president and general manager with Penny Peck as operations director and Dave Church stayed on as chief engineer The format was flipped back to country music 12 In November 1982 the new owners applied for a construction permit to shift from daytimer to 24 hour operation with 2 500 watts of signal power during the day and 1 000 watts at night from a modified antenna system The Commission granted the permit on June 21 1983 13 Along with this they requested a new call sign for the station and were assigned WMPS on July 18 1983 and Doug Foster Jr was named Operations Director 1 After nearly four months of testing WMPS began licensed 24 hour operations on February 29 1984 14 L amp M Media Inc applied to the FCC to transfer WMPS to the U S Radio Corporation in November 1986 The Commission approved the deal on December 19 1986 and the transaction was formally consummated on January 21 1987 15 WMPS was flipped to a talk radio format 16 Facing financial difficulties the WMPS license was involuntarily transferred from U S Radio Corporation to trustee Von A Harshman in September 1988 The FCC was informed on September 27 1988 and the Commission approved the transfer on October 3 1988 17 In August 1989 trustee Harshman applied to transfer the station to Good News Broadcasting Company a religious outfit The FCC approved the sale on October 31 1989 and the deal was formally consummated on January 25 1990 18 1990s edit This ownership proved short lived as Good News Broadcasting Company filed an application in August 1990 to transfer WMPS to David Grayson Life Changing Ministries Inc for a reported sale price of 295 000 19 The FCC approved the deal on October 9 1990 and the transaction was formally consummated on October 25 1990 20 The new owners shifted the format to Contemporary Christian music 19 David Grayson Life Changing Ministries tried to transfer the license to Abundant Grace Fellowship Inc in January 1993 but the deal collapsed and was formally ended in April 1993 21 Another attempt to sell WMPS this time to World Overcomers Outreach Ministries Church Inc was filed in January 1998 The reported sale price was 275 000 in cash 22 The FCC approved the sale on March 3 1998 and the transaction was formally consummated on March 23 1998 23 The new owners had the FCC change the station s call sign to WOOM on April 6 1998 to reflect its ownership 1 WOOM broadcast a Christian music format 24 Later another application was filed and the station was assigned the WLRM call sign by the FCC on October 25 2002 1 As WLRM the station aired a blend of religious and secular music as an outreach effort to unchurched residents of the Memphis area 25 WLRM today edit In September 2004 World Overcomers Outreach Ministries Church Inc Alton R Williams president reached a deal to sell WLRM to CPT amp T Radio Station Inc Eric M Westenbarger president for a reported sale price of 400 000 in cash 26 The FCC approved the sale on December 29 2004 and the transaction was formally consummated on January 18 2005 27 On July 6 2014 Affirmative Media Partners LLC Kevin Fox President started daily programming of WLRM changing the format to blues and southern soul The station is branded as AM 1380 WLRM Former morning drive personality Spanky Brown whose real name was Byron Yedell died May 11 2018 in Virginia There has been no regular morning drive programming at WLRM since Browns death Long time afternoon drive personality and host of Talk To Me Greg Peters died May 6 2021 in Tennessee Previous logo edit nbsp References edit a b c d e Call Sign History FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database Retrieved August 28 2011 Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U S 1963 Broadcasting Yearbook Washington DC Broadcasting Publications Inc 1963 p B 172 Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U S 1965 Broadcasting Yearbook Washington DC Broadcasting Publications Inc 1965 p B 144 a b Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U S 1966 Broadcasting Yearbook Washington DC Broadcasting Publications Inc 1966 p B 140 a b Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U S 1968 Broadcasting Yearbook Washington DC Broadcasting Publications Inc 1968 p B 154 The Facilities of AM FM Radio 1969 Broadcasting Yearbook Washington DC Broadcasting Publications Inc 1969 p B 160 a b Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U S 1970 Broadcasting Yearbook Washington DC Broadcasting Publications Inc 1970 p B 189 a b Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U S 1973 Broadcasting Yearbook Washington DC Broadcasting Publications Inc 1973 p B 188 a b Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada 1974 Broadcasting Yearbook Washington DC Broadcasting Publications Inc 1974 p B 198 The Facilities of Radio 1979 Broadcasting Yearbook Washington DC Broadcasting Publications Inc 1979 p C 207 a b Application Search Details BAL 19820331GI FCC Media Bureau June 2 1982 Retrieved August 28 2011 Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada Broadcasting Cablecasting Yearbook 1983 Washington DC Broadcasting Publications Inc 1983 p B 228 Application Search Details BP 19821110AU FCC Media Bureau June 21 1983 Retrieved August 28 2011 Application Search Details BL 19831101AE FCC Media Bureau February 29 1984 Retrieved August 28 2011 Application Search Details BAL 19861107EC FCC Media Bureau January 21 1987 Retrieved August 28 2011 Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada Broadcasting Cable Yearbook 1989 Washington DC Broadcasting Publications Inc 1989 p B 277 Application Search Details BAL 19880923EA FCC Media Bureau October 3 1988 Retrieved August 28 2011 Application Search Details BAL 19890828ED FCC Media Bureau January 25 1990 Retrieved August 28 2011 a b Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada The Broadcasting Yearbook 1991 Washington DC Broadcasting Publications Inc 1991 p B 308 Application Search Details BAL 19900824ED FCC Media Bureau October 25 1990 Retrieved August 28 2011 Application Search Details BAL 19930115EB FCC Media Bureau April 8 1993 Retrieved August 28 2011 Directory of Radio Stations in the U S Broadcasting amp Cable Yearbook 1999 Washington DC R R Bowker 1999 p D 415 Application Search Details BAL 19980114EC FCC Media Bureau March 23 1998 Retrieved August 28 2011 Finlayson Rebecca Robertshaw Nicky 2006 Radio Insiders Guide to Memphis Globe Pequot p 298 ISBN 978 0 7627 4185 4 OL 8035376M Lepeska Toni April 10 2003 Radio Station s Music Serving More Than Merely Christians The Commercial Appeal Memphis TN Retrieved August 28 2011 Deals 12 5 2004 Broadcasting amp Cable December 5 2004 Retrieved August 28 2011 Application Search Details BAL 20041109AAD FCC Media Bureau January 18 2005 Retrieved August 28 2011 External links editWLRM official website WLRM in the FCC AM station database WLRM in Nielsen Audio s AM station database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WLRM amp oldid 1221244915, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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