It was just a typical Monday afternoon in 1926 when technical broadcast engineer Robert Cook warmed the tubes on an AM radio transmitter and flipped a switch to the on position.
That moment, on November 8th, 1926, is when WOMT radio came to life.
The FCC call letters WOMT were chosen by Francis Kadow to stand for “World’s Only Mikadow Theatre.”
96-years ago, In 1926, WOMT only used 50 Watts of power at 1350 on the AM radio dial and according to the original Engineer Mr. Robert Cook, sounded much different than today’s sound.
“We didn’t actually have a studio as I recall,” he said. “We broadcast from the theater, usually organ music. Bob Keller, the organist, quite a good one too. We broadcast organ music and news events. We weren’t on the air very much, only an hour or two in the evening as I recall.”
Today, 96 years later, WOMT uses 1000 watts and is at 1240 on the AM band.
In 2020, WOMT started a simulcast broadcast at 107.9 FM and can be heard across the world online at WOMTRadio.com.
