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{{short description|Relevant Radio station in Fort Myers, Florida}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name             = WMYR
| logo             =
| city             = [[Fort Myers, Florida]]
| area             = [[Lee County, Florida]]
| branding         = [[Relevant Radio]]
| airdate          = {{start date and age|1952|11|11}}
| frequency        = 1410 [[kHz]]
| translator       = {{Radio Relay|106.7|W294AN|[[Fort Myers Beach, Florida|Fort Myers Beach]]}}
| repeater         =
| format           = [[Christian radio|Catholic]]–[[talk radio]]
| power            = 5,000 [[watt]]s
| class            = B
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| facility_id      = 56984
| coordinates      = {{coord|26|37|23.00|N|81|51|18.00|W|region:US-FL_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| network          = Relevant Radio
| affiliations     =
| owner            = Relevant Radio, Inc.
| licensee         =
| sister_stations  = [[WCNZ]]
| webcast          = [https://www.relevantradio.com/wp-content/media/player.html Listen Live]
| website          = [https://www.relevantradio.com/ Relevant Radio]
}}
'''WMYR''' (1410 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a commercial [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[Christian radio|Catholic]]–[[talk radio]] format, as part of the [[Relevant Radio]] network. [[City of license|Licensed]] to [[Fort Myers, Florida]], United States, it serves the [[Lee County, Florida|Lee County]] area. The station is owned by Relevant Radio, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WMYR |title=WMYR Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>
WMYR broadcasts at 5,000 [[watt]]s around the clock, although at night, the station uses a [[directional antenna]] to protect other stations on [[1410 AM]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?call=wmyr&x=0&y=0&sr=Y&s=C|title=WMYR-AM 1410 KHZ - Fort Myers, FL}}</ref>  WMYR's programming can also be heard on an [[FM broadcasting|FM]] [[Broadcast relay station|translator]], 106.7 W294AN in [[Fort Myers Beach, Florida|Fort Myers Beach]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://radio-locator.com/info/W294AN-FX|title=Radio Station Information Page}}</ref>  The studios and offices are on Collier Center Way in [[Naples, Florida|Naples]] and the 1410 [[transmitter]] is off Hanson Street in Fort Myers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hanson+St,+Fort+Myers,+FL/@26.6228472,-81.8552568,202m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x88db6a709c6dd6cd:0xeaa2fb5f1e26082a!8m2!3d26.6227355!4d-81.8562274|title = Hanson St · Florida}}</ref> The programming is also simulcasted in the Naples area on [[WCNZ|WCNZ AM 1660]].
==History==
WMYR first [[Sign-on|signed on]] the air on November 11, 1952.<ref>[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 pg. C-41]]</ref> It spent most of the 1970s and early 80s as a [[Top 40]] station.
On October 27, 2000, WMYR began airing the "[[Radio Disney]]" children's network. The format was dropped on February 14, 2005.
In February 2009, WMYR and its then [[simulcast]] [[sister station]] [[WCNZ]] changed from [[Catholic]] programming to the [[Radio syndication|syndicated]] [[Scott Shannon]] "[[True Oldies Channel]]". In the fall of that same year, WMYR/WCNZ changed to the "Timeless Cool" format branded as "The Avenue".
On April 1, 2013, WMYR flipped to classic country, branding itself "Original Classic Country 1410".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/81471/fort-myers-avenue-leads-to-classic-country/|title = Fort Myers Avenue Leads to Classic Country|date=April 2013 }}</ref> The web site said it was "The first station to bring [[Elvis Presley|Elvis]] to town, before he was a superstar. We are proud to bring back the great music of [[Waylon Jennings]], [[Willie Nelson]], [[Johnny Cash]], [[Dolly Parton]] and [[Reba McEntire]]....along with new classic country artists like [[Alan Jackson]], [[Toby Keith]], [[Kenny Chesney]] and [[Tim McGraw]]".
When WMYR acquired its FM translator, it rebranded itself as "Twang 106.7" to reflect the translator's frequency.
==Translator==
{{RadioTranslators
| call1        = W294AN
| watts1        = 250
| class1        = D
| freq1        = 106.7
| city1        = Fort Myers Beach, Florida
| fid1        = 139046
}}
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.relevantradio.com Relevant Radio]
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* {{FCC-LMS-Facility|139046|W294AN}}
* {{FXL|W294AN}}
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