WUMY
City | Turrell, Arkansas |
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Broadcast area | Memphis, Tennessee |
Branding | Big Country 105.5/100.1 |
Slogan | The Real Deal |
Frequency | 1180 kHz |
Translator(s) | 105.5 W288BJ (Memphis, TN) |
First air date | 1989 (as WPLX at 1170) |
Format | Country |
Power |
5,000 watts day 3,500 watts critical hours 26 watts night |
Class | D |
Facility ID | 52906 |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°8′31.00″N 90°8′6.00″W / 35.1419444°N 90.1350000°W |
Former callsigns |
WWEE (1985-1987) WPLX (1987-2012) KXIQ (2012-2014) |
Former frequencies | 1170 kHz (1989-2009) |
Owner |
Ronald and Terry Unkefer (Memphis First Ventures, LP) |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | lovebigcountry.com |
WUMY is an AM radio station in Turrell, Arkansas broadcasting in the Memphis, Tennessee market in the United States of America. Its frequency is 1180 kHz. WUMY broadcasts country music and is also affiliated with the Motor Racing Network (MRN).[1]
History
KXIQ replaced KKLV AM 1170, which was affiliated with K-LOVE. KKLV is now a separate radio station broadcasting in Salt Lake City, Utah.[2]
KXIQ moved from 1170 AM to 1180 AM on December 15, 2009.
On January 1, 2014, KXIQ changed their format from news/talk to classic country, branded as "Y 105.5" (simulcasting on FM translator W288BJ 105.5 FM), and changed their call letters to WUMY on January 15, 2014. On January 24, 2014, WUMY rebranded its station from "Y 105.5" by adding another signal branded as "Big Country 105.5/100.1".
References
External links
- WUMY website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WUMY
- Radio-Locator Information on WUMY
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WUMY
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W288BJ
- Radio-Locator information on W288BJ