WMET

WMET
Broadcast areaWashington metropolitan area
Frequency1160 kHz
BrandingRadio For Your Soul
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatCatholic religious programming
AffiliationsGuadalupe Radio Network (EWTN Catholic Radio Network)
Ownership
OwnerLa Promesa Foundation
History
First air date
January 1983 (41 years ago) (1983-01)
Former call signs
  • WJOK (1980–1984)
  • WMTG (1984–1986)
Former frequencies
1150 kHz (1980–2003)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID4643
ClassB
Power
Transmitter coordinates
39°11′16.38″N 77°12′54.94″W / 39.1878833°N 77.2152611°W / 39.1878833; -77.2152611
Translator(s)103.1 W276DT (Falls Church, Virginia)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
WebsiteOfficial website

WMET (1160 AM) is a mediumwave (AM band) radio station in Gaithersburg, Maryland, serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Over several decades, it has gone through a number of radio formats, from progressive rock to all-comedy to a conservative talk-show format. Since May 3, 2010, it has been a Catholic religious radio station.[2]

WMET moved from 1150 kHz to 1160 kHz in 2003. Its transmitter is located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. WMET has a daytime transmitter power of 50,000 watts and a 1,500-watt directional signal at night.[2]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMET". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ a b Juin, Julia (May 4, 2010), "Two Texans start D.C. area's first Catholic station", The Washington Times, Washington, DC, retrieved August 21, 2010