WCMT (AM)

WCMT

Martin, Tennessee
Broadcast area	Jackson, Tennessee, area
Frequency	1410 kHz
Branding	"Talk and News You can Use!"
Programming
Format	News–talk
Affiliations	CBS News Radio, Premiere Radio Networks, Westwood One, Radio America
Ownership
Owner	Thunderbolt Broadcasting Company
Sister stations	KYTN, WCDZ, WCMT-FM, WQAK
History
First air date	June 16, 1957 (1957-06-16)
Call sign meaning	Weakley County; Martin, Tennessee
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	67054
Class	D
Power	700 watts day 58 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	36°21′45.00″N 88°50′57.00″W / 36.3625000°N 88.8491667°W / 36.3625000; -88.8491667
Translator(s)	92.7 W224DR (Greenfield) 96.1 W241BE (Dresden) 99.7 W259BT (South Fulton) 100.5 W263BF (Martin) 103.3 W277CA (Union City)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.thunderboltradio.com/wcmt-talk-and-news-you-can-use/

WCMT (1410 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news–talk format. Licensed to Martin, Tennessee, United States, the station serves the Northwest Tennessee and Southwest Kentucky radio market from Paducah, Kentucky to Jackson, Tennessee. The station is owned by Thunderbolt Broadcasting Company and features programing from CBS News Radio, Premiere Radio Networks and Westwood One.^[2]

WCMT began broadcasting June 16, 1957, when J. T. Sudbury of Blytheville, Arkansas placed WCMT on the air. It has remained in the same location since the station began broadcasting.

WCMT's early success is attributed to the late Dwight A. "Duke" Drumm who arrived on the scene in 1959 and worked for twenty years doing practically every job in the station. Herb Cathey was a long time air personality who also served as an engineer for the station.

In 1968 Drumm persuaded Sudbury to add an FM station to the airwaves and WCMT-FM (then 101.7) joined WCMT. The station later upgraded its power and changed frequency and is now on 101.3 FM.

In 1994, Thunderbolt Broadcasting purchased 95.1 WGNN-FM, formerly WJZK-FM, and changed the call letters to WCDZ-FM. The studios were moved from Dresden, Tennessee to the Martin studios.

In December 2005 Thunderbolt Radio purchased Twin States Broadcasting stations 104.9 KYTN-FM and 105.7 WQAK-FM.

WCMT has expanded its nighttime coverage by adding extra FM channels located in neighboring towns. These "translators" broadcast on 92.7 FM, 96.1 FM, 99.7 FM, 100.5 FM and 103.3 FM.