WGTM

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name = WGTM


city = Wilson, North Carolina
area = Raleigh
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frequency = 590 (KHz)
format = Gospel Music
power = 5,000 watts
class = B
facility_id = 61929 (WFXC)
coordinates = coord|35|43|4|N|78|03|33|W|type:landmark
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owner = Spirit Broadcasting Inc.
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WGTM is an AM radio station licensed to and located in Wilson, North Carolina. Named for the World's Greatest Tobacco Market, WGTM was founded in 1948 by the Wilson Tobacco Board of Trade and operates on 590 kHz with 5000 watts full time. 106.7 WGTM-FM was silenced by Hurricane Hazel which destroyed the tower in October, 1954.

Owned by Campbell Broadcasting in the 1960s until 1985, WGTM had a block-type format, featuring local news, country, AC, gospel, & rock. It was then sold to Willis Broadcasting and the format changed to black gospel and talk, with Red Hot Issues weekday mornings with host and owner Celestine Willis and Tawanna Fields.

The studios are located in the back of a church supply store on Hwy 42 West of Wilson. The transmitter site is near Rock Ridge and features a 4 tower array that covers a large part of eastern North Carolina.

Past personalities from the 60's, 70's, and 80's include; Bill Bunn, Jim Rochelle, Buck Jones, Thomas Ward, Jim Apple, Vann Campbell, Tom Campbell, Mike McAllister, Mark Six, Mac McKee, Frank Silverthorne, Don Flowers, Golden Boy, and Nick Rogers. Sportscasters, Carlester Crumpler and Alton Britt. During the early 80's, Greg Flowers was the news director and Ben Lovelace was the farm news director.

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*AMQ|WGTM
*AML|WGTM