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11/16/2025

Meteorologist Eric Brill met with some kiddos at the Germantown Touch-A-Truck event today!

Youth Minds United is leading a campaign in Westwood to help their local community during what they say has been an espe...
11/16/2025

Youth Minds United is leading a campaign in Westwood to help their local community during what they say has been an especially tough time for young people in Memphis.

The event was held to help reach out to the downtown community by donating care packages and food to families in need. j...
11/16/2025

The event was held to help reach out to the downtown community by donating care packages and food to families in need. jpeg.ly/yIy6I

Memphis firefighters responded to a fire in the Orange Mound neighborhood Saturday night. jpeg.ly/32-tE
11/16/2025

Memphis firefighters responded to a fire in the Orange Mound neighborhood Saturday night. jpeg.ly/32-tE

11/16/2025

Mega Millions ticket worth nearly $1 billion sold in Georgia. Here’s how much they won 💰🤑💸

A man is accused of using a sledgehammer to kill a coworker at an industrial processing plant in Minnesota. jpeg.ly/_qgR...
11/16/2025

A man is accused of using a sledgehammer to kill a coworker at an industrial processing plant in Minnesota. jpeg.ly/_qgRj

A Veterans Day flag display and a church in Texas were vandalized Thursday night, leading to one man’s arrest. t.ly/k50s...
11/16/2025

A Veterans Day flag display and a church in Texas were vandalized Thursday night, leading to one man’s arrest. t.ly/k50sn

11/16/2025

Shots fired at birthday event center for children

The 8th Annual I Love Whitehaven Week kicked off its celebrations Saturday. jpeg.ly/i3iNX
11/16/2025

The 8th Annual I Love Whitehaven Week kicked off its celebrations Saturday. jpeg.ly/i3iNX

11/16/2025

Child hit, killed by car this morning

The U.S. military’s 20th strike on a boat accused of transporting drugs has killed four people in the Caribbean Sea, the...
11/16/2025

The U.S. military’s 20th strike on a boat accused of transporting drugs has killed four people in the Caribbean Sea, the U.S. military said Friday. t.ly/Sggck

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The history of the WMC5 in Memphis begins with the birth of WMC Radio. WMC Radio, "Down in Dixie," went on the air Jan. 20, 1923 as a department of the Memphis Commercial Appeal. The studio/transmitter and tower were on the top floor of the old Commercial Appeal building when it was located at 2nd Street and Court Avenue -- overlooking Court Square. Power then was 500 watts. The licensee for the new station was Commercial Publishing Company.

In 1930, a transmitter building and tower were constructed on Highway 70 (The Bristol Highway) near Highway 64. The tower is gone now, but the art-deco transmitter building remains as a boat dealer's headquarters.

In September 1931, new studios were dedicated at Hotel Gayoso downtown. As part of the opening day festivities, Milton Berle (later to become early TV's biggest star), was master of ceremonies for a remote broadcast from The Orpheum.