WMOP

WMOP
Simulcasts WRBD Gainesville
Broadcast areaGainesville-Ocala-Central Florida
Frequency900 kHz
BrandingPower 92.1
Programming
FormatUrban contemporary
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • William Johnson
  • (Urban One Broadcasting Network, LLC)
WRBD
History
First air date
December 18, 1953; 70 years ago (1953-12-18)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID73278
ClassD
Power
  • 2,700 watts days
  • 23 watts nights
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitepowerstation92.com

WMOP (900 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Ocala, Florida, broadcasting to the Gainesville-Ocala-Central Florida area. It simulcasts an urban contemporary format with WRBD (1240 AM) in Gainesville. They are owned by the Urban One Broadcasting Network headed by radio personality William Johnson. (It is not affiliated with Urban One, Inc., based in the Washington, D.C. area.) WMOP has studios and offices on SW 6th Avenue in Ocala. The station is called "Power 92.1", in reference to the dial position for WRBD's FM translator.

WMOP is a Class D AM station. By day, it is powered at 2,700 watts. To protect other stations on 980 AM from interference, at night it reduces its power to 23 watts. It uses a non-directional antenna. The transmitter tower is on NE 49th Street near Old U.S. Route 301 in Ocala.[2]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMOP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WMOP