WWTM
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WWTM
| logo =
| logo_upright =
| city = Decatur, Alabama
| area = Huntsville metropolitan area
| branding =
| airdate = 1935
| frequency = 1390 kHz
| translator = {{ubl|{{Radio Relay|94.3|W232DL|Decatur)}}|{{Radio Relay|97.3|W247AT|Harvest}}}}
| format = Christian radio
| power = 350 watts day
| class = D
| facility_id = 54328
| licensing_authority = FCC
| coordinates = {{coord|34|36|44|N|86|59|28|W|}}
| callsign_meaning = "Team"
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WMSL (1935–1987)|WAVD (1987–2001)}}
| former_frequencies = 1400 kHz (1935-2025)
| owner = Brantley Broadcast Associates, LLC
| licensee =
| sister_stations =
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}}
WWTM (1390 AM) is a Christian radio station licensed to Decatur, Alabama, that serves Decatur, Huntsville, and the northwest Alabama region.{{cite web |work=Arbitron |title=Station Information Profile |url=http://www.arbitron.com/}} The station is owned by Brantley Broadcast Associates, LLC.
Former Programming
The station used to have almost all of its programming from ESPN Radio. Weekend programming from other providers included "Tee It Up" from Fourteenth Colony Productions. Weekend programming during the football season also included "NFL Preview", "NFL Insider" and "NCAA Football Insider" from Westwood One, plus "Pro Football Weekly" from Syndication Networks.
History
The station started in 1935, as WMSL and was owned by Mutual Savings Life. Later owners included Frank Whisenant and Clete Quick. Under Whisenant, it acquired a sister television station, WMSL-TV (channel 23, now WAFF on channel 48 in Huntsville) and an FM sister (on 92.5 and 102.1, now WVNN-FM).
In March 1987, the call letters were changed to WAVD, which they remained until becoming WWTM, the current call sign, in June 2001.{{cite web |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=54328&Callsign=WWTM |title=Call Sign History |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database}}
Before becoming available for this station, the WWTM call letters were most recently otherwise assigned to a station in Worcester, Massachusetts, before it changed to WVEI in August 2000.{{cite web |title=THE MEDIA BUSINESS; CBS to Sell 5 Boston-Area Radio Stations |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D06E0D8133AF937A2575BC0A96E958260 |work=The New York Times|date=August 14, 1998}}{{cite web |title=Mass Media Bureau Call Sign Actions |url=http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Call_Sign_Changes/pnmm0060.pdf |work=Federal Communications Commission |date=August 28, 2000}}
In May 2025, WWTM moved its frequency from 1400 kHz to 1390 kHz.
References
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External links
{{AM station data|54328|WWTM}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|201545|W232DL}}
- {{FXL|W232DL}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|157017|W247AT}}
- {{FXL|W247AT}}
{{Huntsville Radio}}
{{Religious Radio Stations in Alabama}}
Category:1935 establishments in Alabama
Category:Morgan County, Alabama