KTMU (88.7 FM, "The Gospel Station") is an American

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licensed to serve the

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. The station's

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is held by Randall Christy's South Central Oklahoma Christian Broadcasting Inc.

Programming

KTMU broadcasts a Southern Gospel music

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as an affiliate of the Gospel Station Network.

History

In October 2007, 1 A Chord, Inc., applied to the

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(FCC) for a

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for a new broadcast radio station to serve

. The FCC granted this permit on December 12, 2008, with a scheduled expiration date of December 12, 2011. The new station was assigned

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"KTMU" on February 6, 2009. After construction and testing were completed, the station was granted its

on January 6, 2012. In February 2012, license holder 1 A Chord, Inc., applied to the FCC to transfer the KTMU license to Randall Christy's South Central Oklahoma Christian Broadcasting, Inc., in exchange for $1,000. The Commission approved the transfer on April 25, 2012, and the sale was consummated on December 1, 2012.

References

External links

The Gospel Station official website
* Southern Gospel radio stations in the United States TMU {{Texas-radio-station-stub