WTMA

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WTMA-AM
City of license	North Charleston, South Carolina
Broadcast area	Charleston
Branding	News-Talk 1250 AM WTMA
Slogan	The Lowcountry's Big Talker
First air date	1989
Frequency	1250 kHz
Format	News/Talk
Power	5,000 W daytime 1,000 W nighttime
Class	B
Affiliations	ABC News
Owner	Citadel Broadcasting
Website	WTMA.com

WTMA (branded as News-Talk 1250 AM) is an AM radio station serving the Charleston market area with a News/Talk format. This station operates on AM frequency 1250 kHz and is under ownership of Citadel Broadcasting.

Contents 1 History 2 Programming Schedule 2.1 Weekdays 2.2 Weekends 3 External links

[edit] History

WTMA began its broadcasting activities in 1989 and has since then maintained its news format, as a Citadel Owned and Operated station, from ABC News and its own local team. It shares its news operation with Columbia radio station WISW and weather with WCSC.

In 2002, it became the home of University of South Carolina Gamecock sports as part of a corporate policy.

[edit] Programming Schedule

All Times Eastern

[edit] Weekdays

• Neal Boortz (10AM to 1PM)
• The Radio Factor hosted by Bill O'Reilly (1PM to 3PM)
• Sean Hannity (6PM to 9PM)
• The Lars Larson Show (9PM - 12 Midnight)

[edit] Weekends

• Charlie Thompson (Saturday at 12 Noon)

Other programs vary.

[edit] External links

• Query the FCC's AM station database for WTMA
• News-Talk 1250 AM WTMA's Official Site