WMOT

WMOT
Broadcast areaNashville, Tennessee
Frequency89.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingROOTS RADIO
Programming
FormatAmericana
SubchannelsHD2: Jazz
Ownership
OwnerMiddle Tennessee State University
WMTS-FM
History
First air date
April 9, 1969 (1969-04-09)
Call sign meaning
Middle Of Tennessee
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID41997
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT206 meters (676 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
36°5′7.20″N 86°26′22″W / 36.0853333°N 86.43944°W / 36.0853333; -86.43944 (WMOT)
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Links
Public license information
Webcast
Websitewww.wmot.org

WMOT (89.5 FM) is a public radio station serving the metropolitan Nashville, Tennessee market. Licensed to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, it is owned by the Middle Tennessee State University alongside WMTS-FM (88.3 FM), with studios for both stations located in the Scott Borchetta College of Media and Entertainment on campus on East Main Street and an East Nashville studio at Riverside Revival on the BOE Foundation campus on Porter Road. WMOT's transmitter is located on Underwood Road in Mount Juliet, Tennessee south of Gladeville. It broadcasts an Americana-based format branded as Roots Radio.

Due to its location, WMOT's signal is strongest and clearest in Nashville and surrounding counties.