The Federal Communications Commission in Washington, DC, has granted Miller Media Group radio station WTIM-AM 870 permission to expand its pre-sunrise and post-sunset hours of operation in certain months. The station applied for these expanded hours after the F-C-C announced it was allowing A-M radio stations to apply based on 2024 AM interference rules.
WTIM-AM 870 will now begin its day in April at 6am rather than 6:15am. In November the station will sign on at 6:30 in the morning instead of 6:45, and in December, WTIM-AM 870 will begin its broadcast day at 6:45 in the morning instead of 7:15.
Post-sunset service for WTIM-AM 870 was granted by the F-C-C to stay on the air in December until 4:45 in the afternoon instead of 4:30.
WTIM-AM is prevented from full nighttime service due to W-W-L in New Orleans, which is the dominant station on 870 at night. WTIM would cause interference to W-W-L if it remained on the air at night.
Miller Media Group president Randal J. Miller was grateful to the Commission for granting these additional hours of service so that listeners—especially farm listeners—can get important agriculture, weather and local news programming earlier in the morning.
