WUMY (AM)

WUMY
City Memphis, Tennessee
Broadcast area Memphis, Tennessee
Branding Guess FM
Slogan Memphis' Greatest Hits
Frequency 830 kHz C-QUAM AM stereo
Translator(s) 99.3 W257CY (Collierville)
100.1 W261CE (Southaven, Mississippi)
105.5 W288BJ (Memphis, Tennessee)
First air date 1947 (as KBOA)[1]
Format Classic hits
Power 3,000 watts day only
Class D
Facility ID 33672
Transmitter coordinates 35°7′1″N 90°0′59″W / 35.11694°N 90.01639°W / 35.11694; -90.01639
Callsign meaning WU Memphis' Y 105.5 (former branding for WGUE under country format)
Former callsigns KBOA (1947[1]-1995)[2]
KOTC (1995-2013)[2]
WUMY (2013-2014)[2]
WGUE (2014-2017)[2]
Owner Ronald Unkefer
(Memphis First Ventures LP)
Sister stations WGUE, WEBL
Webcast Listen Live
Website guessfm.com

WUMY (830 AM, "Guess FM") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Memphis, Tennessee, United States, it serves the Memphis area. The station was first licensed September 24, 1947.[1] It was originally licensed to Kennett, Missouri and had the call sign KBOA.[1] The station is currently owned by Ronald Unkefer's Mighty Media Group, through licensee Memphis First Ventures LP. WUMY can also be heard via translator W257CY at 99.3 FM and two additional translators.[3]

On November 30, 2017, the then-WGUE swapped call letters with sister station WUMY.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 History Cards for WUMY, fcc.gov. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  3. ↑ https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/92682/guess-fm-expands-in-memphis/


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