WMTQ
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WMTQ is a Catholic
radio station broadcasting from Elmira, New York
. WMTQ is located at 88.1 on the FM dial. Part of The Station of the Cross
, WMTQ is owned and operated by Holy Family Communications which also owns and operates several other stations. The call letters represent Mary the Queen, to whom this station is dedicated. The Station of the Cross
relies on the EWTN Global Catholic Radio Network for the bulk of its programming.
had the WMTQ callsign from 1973 until it became WHOM
in 1976.
"On October 29, 2010, the Dominican Monastery of Mary the Queen filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission to obtain permission to assign to Holy Family Communications its Permit to Construct a Noncommercial Educational Radio Station, WMTQ, to serve Elmira, NY and surrounding areas. The application proposes a Class A FM station operating at 236 meters Above Ground Level with .09 kW ERP from 42-6-21.7 N and 76-52-17.1 W."
WMTQ's website is www.wmtq.org.
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
radio station broadcasting from Elmira, New York
Elmira, New York
Elmira is a city in Chemung County, New York, USA. It is the principal city of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses Chemung County, New York. The population was 29,200 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Chemung County.The City of Elmira is located in...
. WMTQ is located at 88.1 on the FM dial. Part of The Station of the Cross
The Station of the Cross
The Station of the Cross is a network of Catholic radio stations owned and operated by Holy Family Communications. It is an affiliate of the EWTN Global Catholic Radio network.- Current stations :-Former stations:- External links :*...
, WMTQ is owned and operated by Holy Family Communications which also owns and operates several other stations. The call letters represent Mary the Queen, to whom this station is dedicated. The Station of the Cross
The Station of the Cross
The Station of the Cross is a network of Catholic radio stations owned and operated by Holy Family Communications. It is an affiliate of the EWTN Global Catholic Radio network.- Current stations :-Former stations:- External links :*...
relies on the EWTN Global Catholic Radio Network for the bulk of its programming.
History
WHOMWHOM
WHOM is an American radio station which airs an adult contemporary format. It transmits from atop Mount Washington in New Hampshire and has a broadcast area of five states and Quebec. While the signal can be heard all over northern New England, the station broadcasts from and considers itself part...
had the WMTQ callsign from 1973 until it became WHOM
WHOM
WHOM is an American radio station which airs an adult contemporary format. It transmits from atop Mount Washington in New Hampshire and has a broadcast area of five states and Quebec. While the signal can be heard all over northern New England, the station broadcasts from and considers itself part...
in 1976.
"On October 29, 2010, the Dominican Monastery of Mary the Queen filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission to obtain permission to assign to Holy Family Communications its Permit to Construct a Noncommercial Educational Radio Station, WMTQ, to serve Elmira, NY and surrounding areas. The application proposes a Class A FM station operating at 236 meters Above Ground Level with .09 kW ERP from 42-6-21.7 N and 76-52-17.1 W."
WMTQ's website is www.wmtq.org.