WMTS-FM

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WMTS-FM
City of license Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Broadcast area Murfreesboro/Nashville, Tennessee
Branding 88.3 WMTS
Slogan Noise You Can Trust
Frequency 88.3 (MHz)
First air date March 31, 1995
Format College radio
Power 680 watts
Class A
Callsign meaning Middle Tennessee State
Owner Middle Tennessee State University
Website http://www.wmts.org/

WMTS-FM (88.3 FM) is the student-run radio station at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It operates at a frequency of 88.3 MHz. The station features several different formats of music, with an emphasis on independent music acts.

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[edit] Mission statement

WMTS provides Middle Tennessee State University and the Murfreesboro community with alternative music, news, and public affairs programming. WMTS is paid for and operated by the students of MTSU. The station has two main purposes:

1) To provide informational, cultural and alternative music programming to Middle Tennessee.

2) To train students for future broadcasting careers through the offering of hands on experience, training and internships

WMTS strives to provide an alternative to Murfreesboro's commercial radio stations.


  • The Big Rome Show - 1997-2001
Hosts:
Big Rome: 1997-2001
John Eaton: 1997-1999*
DJ Squiggy: 1999-2001
Featured popular generas such as Dirt Rock Wednesdays and Old School Fridays
Other regulars included Pic the Perv Man, Injun John, Intern Andy and The Creepy Goth Guy
  • Note: During Eaton's tenure, the show was known as Apathetic Variety. The Big Rome Show became the title after DJ Squiggy supposedly exchanged naming rights for a Big Mac, giving Big Rome full artistic control.

[edit] Drivetime Show "Bumper2Bumper"

In Spring 2006, the management of WMTS announced plans to create a drivetime radio show in order to better serve the Middle Tennessee area.

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