WUMY (AM)

WUMY (830 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish language Christian 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 owned by Global Ministries Foundation, through licensee GMF-Christian Media I, LLC.

WUMY
CityMemphis, Tennessee
Broadcast areaMemphis, Tennessee
Frequency830 kHz
BrandingBuenas Nuevas
SloganFe y Esperanza Para Todos
Programming
FormatSpanish Christian
Ownership
OwnerGlobal Ministries Foundation
(GMF-Christian Media I, LLC.)
History
First air date
1947 (as KBOA)[1]
Former call signs
KBOA (1947[1]-1995)[2]
KOTC (1995-2013)[2]
WUMY (2013-2014)[2]
WGUE (2014-2017)[2]
Call sign meaning
WU Memphis' Y 105.5 (former branding for WGUE under country format)
Technical information
Facility ID33672
ClassD
Power3,000 watts day only
Transmitter coordinates
35°7′1″N 90°0′59″W
Translator(s)105.5 W288BJ (Memphis)
Links
WebcastAvailable on website
Websitebuenasnuevasmemphis.com

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

Effective October 1, 2018, the station was sold to GMF-Christian Media, along with translator 105.5 W288BJ, for $706,823, and the station adopted a Spanish language Christian format.[3]

Translator

WUMY can also be heard at 105.5 MHz, through a translator in Memphis, Tennessee.

Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
(W)		Height
(m (ft))		ClassFCC info
W288BJ105.5Memphis, Tennessee140009220142.6 m (468 ft)DFCC

References
  1. History Cards for WUMY, fcc.gov. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  2. Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  3. "Guess Where Guess FM Moved in Memphis", RadioInsight. August 14, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2019.


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