- Source: WUMY (AM)
WUMY (830 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format. It is licensed to Memphis, Tennessee, and is owned by the Ministry Outreach Foundation, through licensee MOF-Christian Media I, LLC.
WUMY is a daytimer, powered at 3,000 watts non-directional. It broadcasts on the clear channel frequency of 830 AM, reserved for Class A WCCO Minneapolis. To avoid interference, WUMY must sign off at night. Programming is heard around the clock on 250 watt FM translator W288BJ at 105.5 MHz.
History
On September 24, 1947 (1947-09-24), the station first signed on the air. It was originally licensed to Kennett, Missouri, and had the call sign KBOA. In 2014, it took the call letters WGUE.
On November 30, 2017, WGUE swapped call letters with sister station WUMY. WGUE is now heard on 1180 AM and WUMY moved to 830 AM.
Effective October 1, 2018, the station was sold to MOF-Christian Media, along with translator 105.5 W288BJ, for $706,823. It adopted a Spanish language Christian format.
On May 31, 2024 MOR-Christian Media sold WUMY and translator 105.5 W288BJ to the Wilkins Radio Network for $460,000. The following day, WUMY dropped its Spanish-language Christian format, changed the station language to English, and adopted a Christian talk and teaching format under the ownership of Wilkins.
Translator
WUMY can also be heard at 105.5 MHz, through an FM translator.
References
External links
Facility details for Facility ID 33672 (WUMY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WUMY in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 140009 (W288BJ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W288BJ at FCCdata.org
FCC History Cards for WUMY