WMT-FM

WMT-FM

Infobox Radio Station
name = WMT-FM


city = Cedar Rapids, Iowa
branding = Mix 96.5
slogan = Today's Hits, Yesterday's Favorites
airdate = February 27, 1963
frequency = 96.5 (MHz)
format = Hot adult contemporary
erp = 100,000 watts
class = C1
callsign_meaning = Waterloo Morning Tribune (now-defunct newspaper that once owned its AM sister station)
owner = Clear Channel Communications
website = [http://www.mix965.com/ www.mix965.com]

WMT-FM (96.5 FM, "Mix 96.5") is a 100,000 watt radio station in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It is a Hot Adult Contemporary music formatted station owned by Clear Channel Communications. It is one of the few stations with a callsign beginning with W located west of the Mississippi River.

History

WMT-FM signed on February 27, 1963, with a classical music format; it later became a "beautiful music" station before adopting its current AC format. WMT-FM's studios have been located at Broadcast Park on Collins Road in Cedar Rapids, along with its AM sister station WMT and TV station KGAN (the former WMT-TV), since it signed on. [cite book|first=Ernie|last=Danek|title=Cedar Rapids: Tall Corn and High Technology|location=Woodland Hills, CA|publisher=Windsor Publications|year=1980|pages=140-141|id=ISBN 0-89781-021-X]

The station is known for their "time warp weekends" and long standing tradition of being heavily involved in the Cedar Rapids community. The station hosts "Uptown Friday Nights" every Friday night in downtown Cedar Rapids. The station often joins up with WMT-AM for special promotional events, and simulcasts during severe weather conditions.

Personalities and Programming

Mornings (6am-11am) are hosted by Faye Dudley
Middays (11am-4pm)are hosted by Katheryn Foxx
Drive Time (4pm-7pm)is hosted by Ryan Seacrest
Evenings (7pm-10pm) Voice Tracked by JJ Cook
Overnights are hosted by Waldo

Past notable on-air personalities include "Disco Don" who hosted the #1 Saturday Night show in Cedar Rapids for several years, the "Saturday Night Dance Party". The show was all 1970s music.

References

External links

* [http://www.mix965.com WMT-FM website]
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