WTMD

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WTMD
Broadcast area	Baltimore, Maryland Towson, Maryland Washington DC
Branding	Radio for Music People
Frequency	89.7 (MHz)
First air date	1979
Format	Independent Rock
ERP	10,000 watts
HAAT	72 meters
Class	B1
Facility ID	67461
Callsign meaning	Towson Maryland
Owner	Towson University
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.towson.edu/wtmd

WTMD is a radio station licensed to and located at Towson University in Towson, Maryland. It is one of only a few, locally owned radio stations in Towson and Baltimore and has made TU the only institution of higher learning to offer a major in radio and has one of the largest listening audiences of any public radio station in Maryland.^[1]

[edit] Format

The station plays a mix of indie rock, rock, folk and alternative country. WTMD prides itself on playing new and significant music. Many of the artists that WTMD plays are not played on commercial radio stations.

WTMD is a strong supporter of the Baltimore/Washington local music scene. WTMD broadasts the program "Baltimore Unsigned". This hour long program airs on Monday nights at and includes only local music. Each week, a band or singer interviewed and plays live. The show is hosted by Sam Sessa who also writes for the Baltimore Sun.

[edit] Relationship with Washington

WTMD partnered with WAMU in Washington DC whereby WAMU rebroadcasts WTMD on their HD Radio Channel 2. This brought back independent music radio to Washington for the first time, since WHFS was sold to CBS Radio. In fact, this partnership was recognized and praised by FCC Commissioner McDowell in his remarks when the Commission voted to make HD multicasting permanent.

WTMD also transmits via a low power signal from the suburb of Great Falls, Virginia on 105.5 FM.

The station produces First Thursday Concerts in the Park, a series of six free after work shows at West Mount Vernon Park in downtown Baltimore. The Damnwells, Steve Forbert, The Colour, The Young Dubliners and others have performed and these show attract crowds of about 3,000.

[edit] 897 Greatest Songs

In February, 2007, WTMD counted down the 897 Greatest Songs of All Time. Listeners were invited to voted for their top 10 favorite songs and the countdown was compiled from the list. The top ten songs were:

1. Imagine - John Lennon
2. Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
3. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
4. Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
5. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
6. Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen
7. Day In The Life - The Beatles
8. Layla - Derek and the Dominos
9. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
10. Hey Jude - The Beatles

The full list can be found at their blog.[1]

[edit] Accomplishments

• WTMD has been voted Best Radio station in Baltimore by the locally owned City Paper for three years in a row.^{[2] [3]}

[edit] References

1. ^ Top 10 with a bullet - WTMD gaining listener, industry ears
2. ^ Best of Baltimore 2003 | Best "College" Radio Station: WTMD (89.7 FM)
3. ^ Best of Baltimore 2003 | Best Local Radio Show: Polka Hop, WTMD (89.7 FM)

[edit] External links

• WTMD website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WTMD
• Radio Locator information on WTMD
• Query Arbitron's FM station database for WTMD

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