KWMT (AM)

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KWMT

City of license	Fort Dodge, Iowa
Slogan	"True Country"
Frequency	540 (kHz)
First air date	1956
Format	Country
ERP	5000 Watts (day) 170 Watts (night)
Class	D
Owner	Three Eagles Communications
Website	http://www.kwmt.com

KWMT (540 AM) 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 5 000 Watts during the day and 170 Watts at night.

KWMT — whose slogan is "True Country" — is owned by Three Eagles Communications, and has studios with the co-located KKEZ. Three Eagles purchased the stations from Clear Channel Communications in 2007.^[1]

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. [1]