| Broadcast area | Raleigh-Durham |
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| Frequency | 1270 kHz |
| Branding | "El Gallo" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Regional Mexican |
| Ownership | |
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| WNMB | |
| History | |
First air date | 1950 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 9051 |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 35°31′33.00″N 78°20′1.00″W / 35.5258333°N 78.3336111°W |
| Translator(s) | 94.3 W232DO (Smithfield) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | elgallonc |
WMPM (1270 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Smithfield, North Carolina. It airs an urban oldies and urban gospel radio format. WMPM is owned by Jimmy Johnson, through licensee Johnson Broadcast Ventures, Ltd. Its studios and offices are on Buffalo Road in Smithfield.
By day, WMPM is powered at 5,000 watts non-directional. To protect other stations on 1270 AM from interference, at night it reduces power to 140 watts.[2] Programming is also heard on 200-watt FM translator W232DO at 94.3 MHz in Smithfield.[3]