WMPM
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WMPM is an AM
station in Smithfield, North Carolina
broadcasting at 1270. The station is heavily focused on Johnston County
and originally had a traditional country format, with an occasional gospel song thrown in every now and then. That has since changed.
WMPM is owned by broadcaster Carl Lamm, who has held onto the station for nearly a half-century and continues to host a weekday afternoon show on sister station WTSB to this day. In addition, Carl is a member of the North Carolina Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
On November 1, 2007, the programming heard on 1270 will move down the dial to WTSB
-AM 1090, another Johnston County station, which previously had an all-sports format.
In 2009, WMPM began broadcasting contemporary Christian music, and is billing itself as "the new 1270 WMPM, Johnston County's Christian Radio."
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station in Smithfield, North Carolina
Smithfield, North Carolina
Smithfield is a town in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States. In 2008, the estimated population was 12,965. It is the county seat of Johnston County...
broadcasting at 1270. The station is heavily focused on Johnston County
Johnston County, North Carolina
-Major highways:* Interstate 40* Interstate 95* U.S. Highway 70* U.S. Highway 301* U.S. Highway 701-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 121,965 people, 46,595 households, and 33,688 families residing in the county. The population density was 154 people per square mile . There were...
and originally had a traditional country format, with an occasional gospel song thrown in every now and then. That has since changed.
WMPM is owned by broadcaster Carl Lamm, who has held onto the station for nearly a half-century and continues to host a weekday afternoon show on sister station WTSB to this day. In addition, Carl is a member of the North Carolina Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
On November 1, 2007, the programming heard on 1270 will move down the dial to WTSB
WTSB
WTSB is a radio station licensed by the FCC to serve the community of Selma, North Carolina. The station is owned by Lamm Media Group...
-AM 1090, another Johnston County station, which previously had an all-sports format.
In 2009, WMPM began broadcasting contemporary Christian music, and is billing itself as "the new 1270 WMPM, Johnston County's Christian Radio."