WMT (AM)

WMT
Cedar Rapids, Iowa;
Broadcast area	Eastern Iowa
Frequency	600 kHz
Branding	Newsradio 600 WMT
Programming
Format	News/talk
Affiliations	Fox News Radio; Premiere Networks; Westwood One; Iowa Hawkeyes Radio Network;
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc.; (iHM Licenses, LLC);
Sister stations	KKRQ, KKSY-FM, KMJM, KOSY-FM, KXIC
History
First air date	July 30, 1922
Former call signs	WJAM (1922–1928)
Call sign meaning	Waterloo Morning Tribune (now-defunct newspaper that once owned the station)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	73593
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	42°3′40″N 91°32′42″W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	600wmtradio.iheart.com

WMT (600 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It broadcasts a news/talk radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios are co-located with former sister station KGAN-TV channel 2, near the intersection of Collins Road (Iowa Highway 100) and Old Marion Road NE in Cedar Rapids, in a building known as "Broadcast Park".

By day, WMT is powered at 5,000 watts non-directional. At night, to protect other stations on 600 AM from interference, WMT uses a directional antenna with a three-tower array. Its transmitter site is on Radio Road near Marion. WMT is a Class B station broadcasting on a Regional AM frequency.

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