KWMT
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KWMT | |
City of license | Fort Dodge, Iowa |
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Broadcast area | Fort Dodge, Iowa |
Slogan | True Country |
First air date | 1956 |
Frequency | 540 (kHz) |
Format | Country |
ERP | 5000 watts day; 200 watts night |
Class | D |
Callsign meaning | Unknown |
Owner | Clear Channel Communications |
Website | [1] |
KWMT is a radio station licensed to Fort Dodge, Iowa, whose format is country music. The station's frequency is 540 kHz, and broadcasts at a power of 5 kW during the day and 200 watts at night.
KWMT — whose slogan is "True Country" — is owned by Clear Channel Communications, and has studios with the co-located KKEZ-FM.
While its country format includes current and recent hits, KWMT has a heavy emphasis on classic country music. In addition to playing oldies throughout the day, the station dedicates one hour each weekday to exclusively classic country, plus it sets aside a six-hour block on Saturday mornings for the classics.
KWMT also provides extensive agriculture-related programming, with farm markets, advertising from area auction barns and weather reports throughout the day. The station can be heard throughout the state of Iowa and in nearby states during daytime hours. [2]