WMPS (1210
AM) – branded as Sunny 103.1 – is a commercial
adult standards radio station
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licensed to
Bartlett,
Tennessee
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. Owned by Flinn Broadcasting, the station serves the
Memphis metropolitan area. In addition to a standard
analog transmission
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, the station also simulcasts over
Memphis
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* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
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* Memphis, Alabama
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* Memp ...
low-power FM
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W276BH (103.1 FM) and streams online.
History
On August 19, 1986, the station signed on as WGSF in
Arlington, Tennessee
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. It was owned by the Arlington Broadcasting Company. In the 1980s, Fred Flinn became the general manager of the station and would later acquire the station as part of his Flinn Broadcasting Corporation. In the late 1980s, WGSF's
city of license
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was switched to
Bartlett, Tennessee
Bartlett is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 57,786 at the 2020 U.S. Census.
History
Bartlett, originally called "Union Depot", first served as the last major Tennessean depot along the westward stagecoach rout ...
.
Previously called "Music of Your Life", WMPS had an adult standards music format later switching to
adult contemporary
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.
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Bartlett, Tennessee
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