WRMT (1490 AM) is a

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broadcasting a

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format. Licensed to

Rocky Mount, North Carolina Rocky Mount is a city in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, Edgecombe and Nash County, North Carolina, Nash counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The city's population was 54,341 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it ...

, United States, it serves the Rocky Mount area. The station is currently owned by First Media Radio, LLC. The station briefly aired gospel programming originating from Praise City Church. On February 14, 2020 WRMT became 1490 "The Beach" and plays Carolina Beach music.

History

In 2005, this station was

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1490 and aired high school sports.Fred Marion, "Local radio stations switch, tweak formats," ''Rocky Mount Telegram'', July 21, 2005, Marquee section. In 2018, WRMT once again began to broadcast Rocky Mount High School football games.

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* * RMT {{NorthCarolina-radio-station-stub