WFMO (860
AM) is a
radio station
Radio broadcasting is the broadcasting of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based rad ...
broadcasting an
Urban Gospel
Urban/contemporary gospel, also known as urban gospel music, urban gospel pop, or just simply urban gospel, is a modern subgenre of gospel music. Although the style developed gradually, early forms are generally dated to the 1970s, and the genr ...
format. Licensed to
Fairmont, North Carolina, United States, the station is currently owned by Stuart Epperson, Jr., through licensee Truth Broadcasting Corporation.
History
Jim Clark's Pro-Media Inc. owned WFMO and
WSTS
WSTS (100.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a southern gospel format. Licensed to Fairmont, North Carolina, United States, the station is currently owned by Stuart Epperson, Jr., through licensee Truth Broadcasting Corporation.
History
Ji ...
when WFMO became part of the "WE-DO"
black gospel and news and information network started by Wes Cookman's
WIDU in
Fayetteville, along with
WAGR and
WEWO.
WFMO and
WSTS
WSTS (100.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a southern gospel format. Licensed to Fairmont, North Carolina, United States, the station is currently owned by Stuart Epperson, Jr., through licensee Truth Broadcasting Corporation.
History
Ji ...
were sold by
Davidson Media Group The Davidson Media Group (DMG) is a Charlotte-based broadcaster specializing in multi-cultural, community focused formats. The company runs stations in a number of markets in 10 states and also specializes in selling large blocks of time on some o ...
to Truth Broadcasting effective April 14, 2015, at a price of $475,000.
["WSTS and WFMO Sold to Truth Broadcasting Corp," "All Access", April 15, 2015]
Effective April 12, 2017, WFMO airs similar programming to sister stations
WPOL and
WKEW which consists of Erica Campbell, Willie Moore Jr, as well as other urban gospel programming.
References
External links
Gospel radio stations in the United States
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