WMDB is a
Regional Mexican
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-format
AM radio station
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broadcasting on a frequency of 880 kHz in
Nashville, Tennessee
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. The station's power is 2,500 watts during the daytime hours. The station is currently owned by Mahan Janbakhsh, through licensee TBLC Media #2, LLC. Nighttime power is reduced to 2 watts to protect the signal of
WCBS in New York, New York. WCBS is the dominant Class A signal on
880 AM.
History
WMDB signed on the air in 1983 under the original owner, Reverend Morgan Babb. It was a black-oriented station with
urban gospel
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in the morning, transitioning to secular rhythm & blues in the afternoon. Morgan Babb came up with the station's popular moniker slogan "The Big Mouth", because of WMDB's large daytime signal. By 2000, the music format also included Hip Hop.
Nashville Scene; November 23, 2000; "Broadcasting maverick Rev. Morgan Babb carves a niche all his own on WMDB-AM"; retrieved September 4, 2022.
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In May of 2005, Reverend Morgan Babb sold WMDB to Peter Davison of Davidson Media Group, based out of Charlotte, North Carolina, according to FCC Records. The FCC granted the transfer of WMDB's license July 5th, 2005. During this time period, Davidson Media Group purchased AM 1240, (then WNSG) in the Nashville Market. Davidson Media Changed WNSG's call sign to WNVL on September 21, 2005. Shortly afterwards, Davidson Media Group would eventually flip both WMDB and WNVL to Spanish Language Formats.
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Radio stations established in 1960
1960 establishments in Tennessee
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