WGTM (AM)

WGTM
City Spindale, North Carolina
Slogan G-1520
Frequency 1520 kHz
First air date October 1982 (1982-10)[1]
Last air date November 20, 2015 (2015-11-20)
Format Defunct, was Oldies/Adult Standards
Power 500 watts daytime
Class D
Transmitter coordinates 35°21′00″N 81°56′18″W / 35.35000°N 81.93833°W / 35.35000; -81.93833
Former callsigns WGMA (1982–2012)
WVOH (2012–2014)
Owner Jesse A. Cowan

WGTM (1520 AM) was a radio station broadcasting an Oldies/Adult Standards format. It was licensed to Spindale, North Carolina, United States, and is owned by Jesse A. Cowan.

WGTM went silent on November 20, 2015 after losing its transmitter site; on May 3, 2017, it notified the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that it was unable to find a new site and requested the deletion of its license.[2] The license was canceled on June 29, 2017.[3]

History of call letters

The call letters WGTM used to be assigned to a station in Wilson, North Carolina.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-330. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ Cowan, Jesee A. (May 3, 2017). "Notification of Suspension of Operations". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Broadcast Actions" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. July 5, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ "WGTM Now 5 kw" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 27, 1948. Retrieved 10 January 2015.


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