| City of license | Bellaire, Ohio |
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| Broadcast area | Wheeling |
| Slogan | "The Mighty 1290" |
| Frequency | 1290 kHz |
| Format | All Sports |
| Power | 1,000 Watts Day |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 3038 |
| Callsign meaning | Phonetically pronounced as "Whomp" |
| Former callsigns | WTRF (1947-1959) WTRX (1959) |
| Owner | Keymarket Licenses, LLC |
| Sister stations | WYJK-FM, WSTV, WUKL |
WOMP (1290 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Bellaire, Ohio, USA, it serves the Wheeling area. The station is currently owned by Keymarket Licenses, LLC
Originally known as WTRF-AM, the station signed on the air for the first time in 1947 on both the AM and FM dial. Fittingly, the call sign stood for "Two Radio Frequencies." If briefly became WTRX then, in 1959, WOMP.
Also the acronym for World Of Mining Professionals, the worlds largest electronic newsletter for the mining industry.
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