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. The station's power is 2,500

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s 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

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. On March 15th, 2025, WMDB went silent due to the loss of it's transmitter site. An STA (Special Temporary Authority) has been filed with the FCC to remain silent while the licensee is in search for an emergency transmitter-tower site.

History

WMDB signed on the air in 1983 under the original owner, Reverend Morgan Babb. It was a black-oriented station with

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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. Morgan Babb also claimed his secular R&B format was the "rock lite" format, drawing not just black listeners, but many white listeners as well. 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.
/ref> In May 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 5, 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. On March 15th, 2025 according to FCC records, WMDB went silent due to the loss of it's tower-transmitter site. An STA (Special Temporary Authority) has been filed with the FCC to temporarily remain silent as TBLC Media #2, LLC is seeking to find an alternative site, a duplex opportunity, or a long wire emergency antenna option to return the WMDB back on the air.

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