WTMD
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| Broadcast area |
Baltimore, Maryland Towson, Maryland Washington DC |
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| Slogan | Radio for Music People |
| Frequency | 89.7 (MHz) |
| First air date | 1979 |
| Format | Independent Rock/Triple A |
| ERP | 10,000 watts |
| HAAT | 72 meters |
| Class | B1 |
| Facility ID | 67461 |
| Callsign meaning | Towson Maryland |
| Owner | Towson University |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.wtmd.org |
WTMD is a radio station licensed to and located at Towson University in Towson, Maryland. It is one of only a few locally owned radio stations in Towson and Baltimore. WTMD has one of the largest listening audiences of any public radio station in Maryland.
The station plays a mix of indie rock, rock, folk and alternative country. WTMD prides itself on playing new and significant music. Many of the artists that WTMD plays are not played on commercial radio stations.
WTMD is a strong supporter of the Baltimore/Washington local music scene. WTMD broadcasts the program "Baltimore Unsigned". This hour-long program airs on Tuesday nights at 9:00 PM and includes only local music. Each week, a band or singer interviewed and plays live. The show is hosted by Sam Sessa who also writes for the Baltimore Sun.
WTMD produces First Thursday Concerts in the Park, a series of six free after work shows at West Mount Vernon Park in downtown Baltimore, and starting in 2014, Canton Waterfront Park. Artists like The Damnwells, Joan Osborne, Los Lonely Boys, LP, Steve Forbert, The Colour, The Young Dubliners and others have performed, attracting crowds of about 3,000.
The 2013 calendar includes performances by artists The Lone Below, Alpha Rev, The Wild Feathers, and the Kopecky Family Band. As of 2013, First Thursday attendance has dramatically increased, doubling from previous years to draw 6,000 to 7,000 attendees.
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