WMPS
Radio station in Bartlett, Tennessee / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WMPS (1210 AM) – branded as Sunny 1210 & 103.1 – is a commercial radio station licensed to Bartlett, Tennessee, and serving the Memphis metropolitan area.[2] Owned by Flinn Broadcasting, it airs an adult standards and soft oldies radio format. The studios are on Mount Moriah Road Extension at Ridgeway Road in Memphis.
Broadcast area | Memphis metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 1210 kHz |
Branding | Sunny 1210 & 103.1 |
Programming | |
Format | Adult standards - soft oldies |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KXHT, WGSF, WHBQ, WHBQ-FM, WIVG, WMSO | |
History | |
First air date | August 19, 1986; 37 years ago (1986-08-19) |
Former call signs | WGSF (1981–2000) WTCK (2000–04) WWCZ (2004) |
Call sign meaning | taken from the former WMPS (680 AM) in Memphis, now WMFS |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 2802 |
Class | B |
Power | 10,000 watts day 250 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°15′40.00″N 89°49′50.00″W |
Translator(s) | 103.1 W276BH (Memphis) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | sunny1210.com |
By day, WMPS is powered at 10,000 watts. Because 1210 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A WPHT in Philadelphia, WMPS greatly reduces power at night to 250 watts to avoid interference. It uses a directional antenna with a four-tower array. The transmitter is on Rockyford Road at Walker Farms in Bartlett.[3] It also simulcasts over 250-watt FM translator W276BH at 103.1 MHz in Memphis and streams online.[4]