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| Broadcast area | Middle Tennessee, USA |
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| Frequency | 88.3MHz |
| Branding | 88.3 WMTS |
| Programming | |
| Format | College radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Middle Tennessee State University |
| WMOT | |
| History | |
First air date | 1996; 29 years ago (1996) |
Former call signs | WAKF (1995–1995), WNAR [We Need A Radio] (1992) |
Call sign meaning | We'reMiddleTennesseeState University |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 41998 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 680watts |
| HAAT | 42 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°50′56.00″N86°21′11.00″W / 35.8488889°N 86.3530556°W /35.8488889; -86.3530556 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wmts.org |
WMTS-FM (88.3MHz) is a student-runcollege radio station licensed toMurfreesboro, Tennessee. The station is currently owned byMiddle Tennessee State University (MTSU) alongsideWMOT (89.5 FM), with studios for both stations located at the John Bragg Media and Entertainment Building on campus. WMTS's transmitter is located just east of the MTSU campus.[2][3] WMTS went on-air in March 1992 oncable TV Channel 38, the Housing and the Residential Life Channel.
In 1992, the signal was moved to MTSU Channel 8 on the local cable system. WMTS worked to obtainFederal Communications Commission (FCC) approval for an FM license and construction permit during this time. With the donation of tower space and a transmitter fromWMOT, they hit the FM band on 88.3MHz in the summer of 1995. The stationcall-sign was changed to WMTS that fall. 810 WMTS in Murfreesboro donated the call letters.
In August 1995, WMTS began normal operation and broadcast inmonaural. During 1996, they went intostereo with processing which increased potential signal coverage and enabled it to sound like otherFM stations in the area. It also began constantly broadcasting with a mix of automation and live personalities.
WMTS is now also broadcast on WMOT's HD3 sub-channel.