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WTMY

WTMY (1280 AM) is a commercial radio station, licensed to Sarasota, Florida, and broadcasting a Regional Mexican radio format. It is owned by Tomas Martinez and Mercedes Soler with the license held by Solmart Media, LLC. The studios are on Honore Avenue in the Fruitville section of Sarasota. WTMY is a Class B AM station. By day, it transmits with 300 watts, but to protect other stations on 1280 AM from interference at night, it reduces power to 100 watts. The transmitter is on City Island near Longboat Key in Sarasota. WTMY simulcasts on 165-watt FM translator W256DI on 99.1 MHz. The translator's transmitter is on Honore Avenue at Fruitville Road. Programming is also heard on the HD Radio digital subchannel of sister station WZSP at 105.3 FM-HD2.

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WTMY (1280 AM) is a commercial radio station, licensed to Sarasota, Florida, and broadcasting a Regional Mexican radio format. It is owned by Tomas Martinez and Mercedes Soler with the license held by Solmart Media, LLC. The studios are on Honore Avenue in the Fruitville section of Sarasota. WTMY is a Class B AM station. By day, it transmits with 300 watts, but to protect other stations on 1280 AM from interference at night, it reduces power to 100 watts. The transmitter is on City Island near Longboat Key in Sarasota. WTMY simulcasts on 165-watt FM translator W256DI on 99.1 MHz. The translator's transmitter is on Honore Avenue at Fruitville Road. Programming is also heard on the HD Radio digital subchannel of sister station WZSP at 105.3 FM-HD2.

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