WOMP
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| City of license | Bellaire, Ohio |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Wheeling |
| Slogan | "The Mighty 1290" |
| Frequency | 1290 kHz |
| Format | All Sports |
| Power | 1,000 Watts day 33 watts night |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 3038 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Callsign meaning | Phonetically pronounced as "Whomp" |
| Former callsigns | WTRF (1947-1959) WTRX (1959) |
| Owner | FM Radio Licenses, LLC |
| Sister stations | WRQY, WSTV, WUKL |
WOMP (1290 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Bellaire, Ohio, USA, it serves the Wheeling area. The station is currently owned by FM Radio Licenses, LLC.
Originally known as WTRF, the station signed on the air for the first time in 1947 on both the AM and FM bands. Fittingly, the call sign stood for "Two Radio Frequencies." If briefly became WTRX then, in 1959, WOMP.
Also the acronym for World Of Mining Professionals, the world's largest electronic newsletter for the mining industry.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WOMP
- Radio-Locator Information on WOMP
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WOMP
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