WUMY

Memphis, Tennessee
Broadcast area	Memphis metropolitan area
Frequency	830 kHz
Branding	Buenas Nuevas (Good News)
Programming
Format	Spanish Christian
Ownership
Owner	Ministry Outreach Foundation (MOF-Christian Media I, LLC.)
History
First air date	September 24, 1947; 76 years ago (1947-09-24) (as KBOA in Kennett, Missouri)
Former call signs	KBOA (1947[1]-1995)[2] KOTC (1995-2013)[2] WUMY (2013-2014)[2] WGUE (2014-2017)[2]
Call sign meaning	"Memphis Y 105.5" (former branding for WGUE under country format)
Technical information
Facility ID	33672
Class	D
Power	3,000 watts days only
Transmitter coordinates	35°7′1″N 90°0′59″W / 35.11694°N 90.01639°W / 35.11694; -90.01639
Translator(s)	105.5 W288BJ (Memphis)
Links
Webcast	Listen live
Website	buenasnuevas.fm

WUMY (830 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a Spanish language Christian radio format. It is licensed to Memphis, Tennessee, and is owned by the Ministry Outreach Foundation, through licensee MOF-Christian Media I, LLC.

WUMY is a daytimer, powered at 3,000 watts non-directional.^[3] It broadcasts on the clear channel frequency of 830 AM, reserved for Class A WCCO Minneapolis. To avoid interference, WUMY must sign off at night. Programming is heard around the clock on 250 watt FM translator W288BJ at 105.5 MHz.

History

On September 24, 1947; 76 years ago (1947-09-24), the station first signed on the air. It was originally licensed to Kennett, Missouri, and had the call sign KBOA.^[1] In 2014, it took the call letters WGUE.

On November 30, 2017, WGUE swapped call letters with sister station WUMY. WGUE is now heard on 1180 AM and WUMY moved to 830 AM.

Effective October 1, 2018, the station was sold to MOF-Christian Media, along with translator 105.5 W288BJ, for $706,823. It adopted a Spanish language Christian format.^[4]

Translator

WUMY can also be heard at 105.5 MHz, through an FM translator.