WMPM

WMPM

City	Smithfield, North Carolina
Broadcast area	Raleigh, North Carolina
Frequency	1270 kHz
Branding	"The Big 1270"
Programming
Format	urban oldies and gospel
Ownership
Owner	Jimmy Johnson (Johnson Broadcast Ventures, Ltd.)
Technical information
Facility ID	9051
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts (day) 145 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	35°31′33.00″N 78°20′1.00″W / 35.5258333°N 78.3336111°W / 35.5258333; -78.3336111
Translator(s)	94.3 W232DO (Smithfield)

WMPM (1270 AM) is a commercial broadcasting station licensed to Smithfield, North Carolina, which features urban oldies and gospel programming. WMPM is owned by Jimmy Johnson, through licensee Johnson Broadcast Ventures, Ltd.

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. It was previously owned by broadcaster Carl Lamm, who held onto the station for nearly a half-century and continues to host a weekday afternoon show on sister station WTSB to this day.^[1] In addition, Carl is a member of the North Carolina Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

On November 1, 2007, the programming heard on 1270 moved down the dial to WTSB/1090, another Johnston County station, which previously had an format.^[2]

Beginning in 2009, WMPM broadcast contemporary Christian music, billing itself as "the new 1270 WMPM, Johnston County's Christian Radio.". The station signed off and went silent on February 28, 2019 following the owner's retirement.^[3]

Effective December 6, 2019, Carl Lamm sold WMPM to Jimmy Johnson's Johnson Broadcast Ventures, Ltd. for $155,000.

References[]

External links[]

• WMPM in the FCC AM station database
• WMPM on Radio-Locator
• WMPM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

Coordinates: 35°31′33″N 78°20′01″W / 35.52583°N 78.33361°W / 35.52583; -78.33361

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