WMQM
Encyclopedia
WMQM is an American radio station
in Memphis, Tennessee
, broadcasting with 50,000 watt
s at 1600 AM. WMQM is the sister station to shortwave radio station WWCR
World Wide Christian Radio. WMQM is owned and operated by F.W. Robbert Broadcasting, Inc. It was the original broadcasting location of the white nationalist radio program The Political Cesspool
.
Radio station
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in Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
, broadcasting with 50,000 watt
Watt
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s at 1600 AM. WMQM is the sister station to shortwave radio station WWCR
WWCR
WWCR is a shortwave radio station located in Nashville, Tennessee in the United States. WWCR uses four 100 kW transmitters which broadcast on 14 different frequencies....
World Wide Christian Radio. WMQM is owned and operated by F.W. Robbert Broadcasting, Inc. It was the original broadcasting location of the white nationalist radio program The Political Cesspool
The Political Cesspool
The Political Cesspool is a weekly talk radio show founded by James Edwards, and syndicated by Liberty News Radio Network and Accent Radio Network in the United States...
.
History
- In 1955, WKBJ AM 1600 signed on in Milan, TennesseeMilan, TennesseeMilan is a city in Gibson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 7,851 at the 2010 census. The zip code assigned by the U.S. Postal Service is 38358. Residents of Milan are usually referred to as Milanites...
operated by Milan Broadcasting Company, Inc. - 12/03/2001 WKBJ Applied to relocate to Lakeland, Tennessee.
- The move was permitted when KJIW AM 1600 West Helena, Arkansas surrendered its license.
- 02/26/2002 The FCC accepted the sale of WKBJ TO WMQM, Inc.
- 05/29/2002 The call letters are changed to WMQM (The WMQM call letters were previously assigned to AM 1480 in Memphis)
- 12/21/2002 WMQM signed on with 50 kW at the new location in Memphis.
Additional technical information
- Transmitter Type: Harris 3DX-50
- Back-Up Transmitter: 2,500 Watts, Harris Gates-2
- Antenna Info: 200' Tower Non-Directional