WMET
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WMET (1160 AM) is a mediumwave (AM band) radio station in Gaithersburg, Maryland, serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Over several decades, it has gone through a number of radio formats, from progressive rock to all-comedy to a conservative talk-show format. Since May 3, 2010, it has been a Catholic religious radio station.[2]
Quick Facts Broadcast area, Frequency ...
Broadcast area | Washington metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 1160 kHz |
Branding | Radio For Your Soul |
Programming | |
Format | Catholic religious programming |
Affiliations | Guadalupe Radio Network (EWTN Catholic Radio Network) |
Ownership | |
Owner | La Promesa Foundation |
History | |
First air date | January 1983 |
Former call signs |
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Former frequencies | 1150 kHz (1980–2003) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 4643 |
Class | B |
Power | 50,000 watts day 1,500 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°11′16″N 77°12′56″W |
Translator(s) | 103.1 W276DT (Falls Church, Virginia) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | Official website |
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WMET moved from 1150 kHz to 1160 kHz in 2003. Its transmitter is located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. WMET has a daytime transmitter power of 50,000 watts and a 1,500-watt directional signal at night.[2]