- WTMT
Infobox Radio station
name = WTMT-FM
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city =Weaverville, North Carolina
area = Asheville &Western North Carolina
branding = 105.9 The Mountain
slogan = "Everything That Rocks"
airdate = 1988
frequency = 105.9 FM
format =Album Rock
power =
erp = 9700watt s
class = C2
callsign_meaning = The MounTain
former_callsigns =
owner = Saga Communications
sister_stations =
webcast =
website = http://www.1059themountain.com
affiliations =WTMT, also known as "105.9 The Mountain", is a
Album Rock station located inAsheville, North Carolina . The station is licensed by theFCC to the nearby community of Weaverville and transmits on 105.9 FM with a ERP of 9.7 kW. The station plans to airLex and Terry in the morningsFact|date=April 2008.Asheville Radio Group operates 105.9 The Mountain as well as Classic Hits WOXL and
ESPN Radio 1310 WISE/970WYSE . Artists includeAC/DC , Rush,Linkin Park andKorn Tony Kiss, "New Radio Station Now on Air," "Asheville Citizen-Times", June 1, 2007.] .Station history
105.9 signed on the air in 1988 as WFSM licensed to
Tazewell, Tennessee . It became WCTU in 1993.Saga Communications purchased WCTU in 2005 and changed the call-sign to WTMT and its city of license to Weaverville, North Carolina, while preparing a move into the Asheville radio market during 2006 and early 2007.
On May 24th, 2007, 105.9 signed on at its new transmitting site under test authority with various songs from different formats, nicknaming the station "The Lazer" during the stuntFact|date=April 2008. On May 31st at 6:15 P.M, "105.9 The Mountain" officially signed on as an Album Rock station under the slogan "Everything That Rocks". The first song was "
Welcome to the Jungle " byGuns N' Roses .References
External links
* [http://www.1059themountain.com/ Station Website]
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=72070 FCC entry for WTMT]
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