WMPM

WMPM is a silent AM station in Smithfield, North Carolina licensed to broadcast at 1270. The station is heavily focused on Johnston County and originally had a traditional country format, with an occasional gospel song thrown in every now and then.

WMPM
CitySmithfield, North Carolina
Broadcast areaRaleigh, North Carolina
Branding1270 WMPM
SloganJohnson County's Christian Radio Station
Frequency1270 kHz
Translator(s)94.3 W232DO (Smithfield)
FormatSilent (formerly Religious)
Power5,000 watts (day)
145 watts (night)
ClassD
Facility ID9051
Transmitter coordinates35°31′33.00″N 78°20′1.00″W
OwnerCarl Lamm
(Family Media Group, LLC)
Website1270wmpm.com

WMPM is owned by broadcaster Carl Lamm, who has held onto the station for nearly a half-century and continues to host a weekday afternoon show on sister station WTSB to this day.[1] In addition, Carl is a member of the North Carolina Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

On November 1, 2007, the programming heard on 1270 moved down the dial to WTSB/1090, another Johnston County station, which previously had an all-sports format.[2]

Since 2009, WMPM had been broadcasting contemporary Christian music, and billing itself as "the new 1270 WMPM, Johnston County's Christian Radio.". The station signed off for the final time and went dark on February 28, 2019 following the owner's retirement.[3]

References
  1. newsobserver.com | Country DJ is voice of simpler era
  2. http://www.smithfieldherald.com/front/story/5693.html
  3. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/174984/wtsb-to-sign-off-as-owner-retires-following-72-years-on-air/


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