KMTL

KMTL (760 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Sherwood, Arkansas, and serving the Little Rock metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by the estate of George V. Domerese, and licensed to his son, Timothy Domerese, as administrator of the estate, pending a sale to Radio La Patrona, LLC. It airs a Regional Mexican radio format.

KMTL
CitySherwood, Arkansas
Broadcast areaLittle Rock metropolitan area
Frequency760 kHz
SloganRadio La Raza
Programming
FormatRegional Mexican
Ownership
OwnerThe Estate of George V. Domerese (Timothy Domerese, Administrator)
(sale to Radio La Patrona, LLC pending)
History
First air date
1984
Technical information
Facility ID23871
ClassD
Power10,000 watts days only
250 watts (translator)
Transmitter coordinates
34°49′34″N 92°12′19″W
Translator(s)K249FE 97.7 FM Sherwood
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websiteradiolaraza.com

KMTL is a daytimer. 760 AM is a clear-channel frequency, on which WJR in Detroit is the dominant Class A station. KMTL is powered at 10,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna. But it must leave the air from sunset to sunrise in order to protect the nighttime skywave signal of WJR. The transmitter is off Tower Road in Sherwood.[1] Programming can be heard around the clock on FM translator station K249FE at 97.7 MHz in Sherwood.[2]

History

KMTL was built and signed on in 1984 by the Sherwood Broadcasting Company, owned by the Shields family. In 1988, George V. Domerese bought KMTL. Under Domerese ownership, the station broadcast a gospel format. George V. Domerese died in 2017, leaving ownership of the station to his estate.

Heavy rainfall in 2018 knocked KMTL off the air as of March 1, and instead of returning it to air, the Domerese estate opted to sell. In August, the estate filed to sell KMTL to Radio La Patrona for $100,000. With the sale still pending, in order to retain its license, the station resumed operations under special temporary authority in late February 2019 with 1,000 watts.

References
  1. Radio-Locator.com/KMTL
  2. Radio-Locator.com/K249FE


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