WTMA

WTMA

Charleston, South Carolina
Broadcast area	Charleston metropolitan area
Frequency	1250 kHz
Branding	News-Talk 1250 AM WTMA
Programming
Format	News/talk
Network	ABC News Radio
Affiliations	Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Cumulus Media (Radio License Holding CBC, LLC)
Sister stations	WIWF, WSSX-FM, WWWZ
History
First air date	June 16, 1939; 85 years ago (1939-06-16) (at 1210 AM)
Former frequencies	1210 kHz (1939–1941)
Call sign meaning	"Where Talk Means Action" (backronym)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	72376
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	32°49′27.00″N 80°00′10.00″W / 32.8241667°N 80.0027778°W / 32.8241667; -80.0027778
Repeater(s)	96.9 WIWF-HD2 (Charleston)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	wtma.com

WTMA (1250 AM), “News Talk 1250 WTMA”, is a commercial radio station licensed to Charleston, South Carolina. It has a news/talk format and is owned by Cumulus Media. WTMA's studios and offices are on Faber Place Drive in North Charleston.^[2]

By day, WTMA broadcasts with 5,000 non-directional watts. But at night, to protect other stations on 1250 AM, WTMA reduces power to 1,000 watts and switches to a directional antenna with a two-tower array. The transmitter is off Eton Road in Charleston.^[3] The station streams its programming through its website, WTMA.com as well as through iHeartRadio and free smartphone apps.