WMTY (670
AM) was a
radio station
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licensed to
Farragut, Tennessee
Farragut is a suburban town located in Knox and Loudon counties in the State of Tennessee, United States. The town's population was 23,506 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Knoxville Metropolitan Area. The town is named in honor of Hispa ...
, United States. The station was last owned by Horne Radio, LLC.
The station went silent on December 20, 2014, and the three towers were taken down in March 2015.
[http://ux.wbir.com/story/entertainment/2015/03/18/their-usefulness-over-old-am-radio-towers-brought-to-the-ground/24986825/ ] On September 24, 2015, Horne Radio surrendered WMTY's license to the
Federal Communications Commission
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(FCC); the FCC cancelled the license and deleted the WMTY call sign on September 30, 2015.
References
External links
FCC Station Search Details: DWMTY(Facility ID: 3992)
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Oldies radio stations in the United States
Knox County, Tennessee
Radio stations established in 1989
1989 establishments in Tennessee
Defunct radio stations in the United States
Radio stations disestablished in 2015
2015 disestablishments in Tennessee
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