WMTQ

WMTQ
Broadcast areaElmira, New York
Frequency88.1 MHz
BrandingThe Station of the Cross
Programming
FormatReligious (Catholic)
Ownership
OwnerHoly Family Communications
History
First air date
February 7, 2011 (2011-02-07)
Call sign meaning
"Mary The Queen"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
ClassA
ERP90 watts
HAAT372 meters (1,220 ft)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitethestationofthecross.com/stations/elmira-ny/

WMTQ is a Catholic radio station broadcasting from Elmira, New York. WMTQ is located at 88.1 on the FM dial. Part of The Station of the Cross, WMTQ is owned and operated by Holy Family Communications which also owns and operates several other stations. The call letters represent Mary the Queen, to whom this station is dedicated. The Station of the Cross relies on the EWTN for the bulk of its programming.

History

[edit]

WHOM had the WMTQ callsign from 1973[1] until it became WHOM in 1976.[2]

"On October 29, 2010, the Dominican Monastery of Mary the Queen filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission to obtain permission to assign to Holy Family Communications its Permit to Construct a Noncommercial Educational Radio Station, WMTQ, to serve Elmira, NY and surrounding areas. The application proposes a Class A FM station operating at 372 meters height above average terrain with 90 watts effective radiated power from 42-6-21.7 N and 76-52-17.1 W."[3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1974 (PDF). 1974. p. B-132. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  2. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 (PDF). 1977. p. C-132. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  3. ^ Legal notice published from 11/21/2010 to 11/29/2010 on Star-Gazette.com; cached image retrieved via Google 13 February 2011.
[edit]

42°06′22″N 76°52′16″W / 42.106°N 76.871°W / 42.106; -76.871