WMPS

WMPS
City	Bartlett, Tennessee
Broadcast area	Memphis metropolitan area
Frequency	1210 kHz
Branding	Sunny 103.1 & 1210
Programming
Format	Adult standards
Ownership
Owner	Flynn Broadcasting Corporation ; (Arlington Broadcasting Company)
Sister stations	KHGA, KXHT, WGSF, WHBQ, WHBQ-FM, WIVG, WMSO
History
First air date	August 19, 1986; 35 years ago
Former call signs	WGSF (1981–2000); WTCK (2000–04); WWCZ (2004)
Call sign meaning	taken from the former WMPS (680 AM) in Memphis, now WMFS
Technical information
Facility ID	2802
Class	B
Power	10,000 watts day; 250 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	35°15′40.00″N 89°49′50.00″W / 35.2611111°N 89.8305556°W
Translator(s)	103.1 W276BH (Memphis)
Links
Website	Sunny 103.1 & 1210 Online

WMPS (1210 AM) – branded as Sunny 103.1 – is a commercial adult standards radio station licensed to Bartlett, Tennessee. Owned by Flynn Broadcasting, the station serves the Memphis metropolitan area.^[1] In addition to a standard analog transmission, the station also simulcasts over Memphis low-power FM translator W276BH (103.1 FM) and streams online.

History[]

On August 19, 1986, the station signed on as WGSF in Arlington, Tennessee.^[2] It was owned by the Arlington Broadcasting Company. In the 1980s, Fred Flinn became the general manager of the station and would later acquire the station as part of his Flinn Broadcasting Corporation. In the late 1980s, WGSF's city of license was switched to Bartlett, Tennessee.

Previously called "Music of Your Life", WMPS had an adult standards music format^[3] later switching to adult contemporary.^[4]

FM translator[]

Broadcast translators of WMPS
Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	ERP (W)	Class	FCC info
W276BH	103.1	Memphis, Tennessee	250	D	FCC FM Query

References[]

^ "WMPS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1990 page B-289
^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
^ "Markets: Memphis". radio-info.com. Retrieved 2011-03-16.

External links[]

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

W276BH in the FCC FM station database
W276BH on Radio-Locator

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[1] "WMPS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-03-26.

[2] Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1990 page B-289

[3] "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-26.

[4] "Markets: Memphis". radio-info.com. Retrieved 2011-03-16.

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