A Brief History of WTMR
WTMR - 800 AM, Camden
800 signed on November 1, 1948.
Originally WKDN, featuring an MOR format, race track announcer Tommy Roberts purchased the 5000 watt station, to turn it into a player in Philadelphia's MOR battleground.
Calls changed to WTMR, and the cornerstone of the new personality-driven MOR station was morning jock Bill Bircher, exiled from WCAU-AM when that station converted to talk.
Beginning in July 1968, Bircher was on the air from 6-9am and 4-6pm.
Other jocks included Dan Taylor, Art Andrews.. and as time marched on, WTMR became a haven for jocks exiled from other Philadelphia stations, such as Bon Meneffec, Dean Tyler, Chuck Daugherty and Tom Franklin.
In September 1975, WTMR changed formats to a commercial Religious format - and through ownership changes, first to Gore Broadcasting and then to Beasley Broadcasting - continues the Religious format to this day.