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WTMD: History & Overview

WTMD (89.7 FM) is a non-commercial public radio station licensed to Towson, Maryland, and serving the Baltimore metropolitan area. It broadcasts an adult album alternative (AAA) radio format and is owned by Baltimore Public Media, along with NPR affiliate WYPR 88.1 FM. It holds periodic on-air fundraisers and seeks donations on its website.

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WTMD topic overview

The analysis highlights History and Overview as prominent areas in the source structure around WTMD.

Related topics
76
Source areas
2
Connected nodes
78
Extracted relationships
146
Concept neighborhoods
29
Bridge connections
78

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 58 topics
Overview · 18 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Owner
Baltimore Public Media · (WYPR License Holding, LLC)
Branding
89.7 WTMD
Broadcast area
Baltimore metropolitan area
Call sign meaning
Where Towson Makes a Difference
Class
B1
ERP
7,400 watts

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How WTMD connects Entity context

The extracted context around WTMD shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, WTMD → AAA, After, At, Baltimore, David Folkenflik, December, Department, Electronic Media, Film, In, KCRW, Station, Sun, The, The AAA, Towson, Towson University Public Media, Washington's WPFW, WEAA, WJHU Another extracted example is WTMD → Alpha Rev, Artists, As, Baltimore, Canton Waterfront Park, First Thursday, First Thursday Concerts, Joan Osborne, Kopecky Family Band, Los Lonely Boys, LP, Park, Steve Forbert, The, The Colour, The Damnwells, The Lone Below, The Wild Feathers, The Young Dubliners, West Mount Vernon Park. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

WTMD

Top relations

related to Adult Alternative · 21
WTMD → AAA, After, At, Baltimore, David Folkenflik, December, Department, Electronic Media, Film, In, KCRW, Station, Sun, The, The AAA, Towson, Towson University Public Media, Washington's WPFW, WEAA, WJHU
related to First Thursday Concerts in the Park · 20
WTMD → Alpha Rev, Artists, As, Baltimore, Canton Waterfront Park, First Thursday, First Thursday Concerts, Joan Osborne, Kopecky Family Band, Los Lonely Boys, LP, Park, Steve Forbert, The, The Colour, The Damnwells, The Lone Below, The Wild Feathers, The Young Dubliners, West Mount Vernon Park
related to Smooth Jazz · 20
WTMD → Baltimore Sun, Despite, Difference, FM, Full-service NPR, General, In, It, Jim English, Management, Maryland, Nobody's, Students, The, The Breeze, Total Music Discovery, Towson, WCVT, Where Towson Makes, WJHU
related to Carrier current station · 18
WTMD → Although, Efforts, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, FM, For, It, Morgan State University, Spring, The, The Towerlight, There, Towson, Towson State, Towson State University, Voice, WEAA, WVTS
related to Relationship with Washington · 16
WTMD → Americana, Bluegrass Country, FCC Commissioner Robert, HD Radio, HD2, McDowell, September, The, This, WAMU, WAMU-HD2, WAMU-HD3, Washington, WHFS, WTMD-programmed, XPoNential Radio
related to Change in ownership · 9
WTMD → Baltimore Public Media, Federal Communications Commission, In, In May, November, The, WYPR, Your Public Media, Your Public Radio Corporation
related to External links · 4
WTMD → Facility ID, FCC Licensing, Management SystemWTMD, Nielsen Audio's FM
Owner · 2
WTMD → (WYPR License Holding, LLC), Baltimore Public Media
Public license information · 2
WTMD → LMS, Public file
Branding · 1
WTMD → 89.7 WTMD

Important terminology

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Important terminology

station towson radio fm baltimore format public current media carrier first adult alternative state fcc music management call wcvt 89

WTMD relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 146 structured relationships around WTMD. Examples in this analysis include WTMD → Branding → 89.7 WTMD and WTMD → Broadcast area → Baltimore metropolitan area. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WTMDBranding89.7 WTMD1.00infobox
WTMDBroadcast areaBaltimore metropolitan area1.00infobox
WTMDCall sign meaningWhere Towson Makes a Difference1.00infobox
WTMDClassB11.00infobox
WTMDERP7,400 watts1.00infobox
WTMDFacility ID674611.00infobox
WTMDFirst air dateFebruary 12, 1976; 50 years ago (February 12, 1976)1.00infobox
WTMDFormatAdult album alternative1.00infobox
WTMDFormer call signsWCVT (1976–1991)1.00infobox
WTMDFrequency89.7 MHz1.00infobox
WTMDHAAT122 metres (400 ft)1.00infobox
WTMDLicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
WTMDOwnerBaltimore Public Media1.00infobox
WTMDOwner(WYPR License Holding, LLC)1.00infobox
WTMDPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
WTMDPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
WTMDWebcastListen Live1.00infobox
WTMDWebsitewww.wtmd.org1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around WTMD bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Music, Flipped and Website. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • fm
    • Station
    • Fcc
    • Radio
    • Public
    • Towson
    • Carrier
    • State
    • Baltimore
    • Current
    • Wtmd
    • Album
    • Maryland
  • public
    • Wypr
    • Media
    • Baltimore
    • Radio
    • Album
    • Maryland
    • Adult
    • Alternative
    • Station
    • Towson
    • Format
    • Aaa
  • radio station
    • Towson
    • State
    • Wypr
    • Format
    • Alternative
    • Carrier
    • Hd
    • Rock
    • Washington
    • Current
    • Management
    • Baltimore
  • towson, maryland
    • State
    • Call
    • Current
    • Public
    • Carrier
    • Maryland
    • Towson
    • Sign
    • Baltimore
    • Fcc
    • Air
    • Album
  • baltimore metropolitan area
    • Public
    • Format
    • Media
    • Album
    • Maryland
    • Wypr
    • Adult
    • Alternative
    • Fm
    • Radio
    • First
    • Station
  • adult album alternative
    • Album
    • Alternative
    • Wypr
    • Media
    • Aaa
    • Flipped
    • Format
    • Rock
    • Sign
    • Washington
    • Call
    • First
  • radio format
    • Wypr
    • Format
    • Radio
    • Alternative
    • Hd
    • Rock
    • Washington
    • Baltimore
    • First
    • Wtmd
    • Album
    • Management
  • baltimore public media
    • Wypr
    • Media
    • Public
    • Baltimore
    • Format
    • Radio
    • Album
    • Maryland
    • Adult
    • Alternative
    • Communications
    • Fm

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For WTMD, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects WTMD with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
WTMDHistory · splits 20 ⟂ 59
WTMDOverview · splits 60 ⟂ 19

Map overview Semantic statistics

WTMD

Nodes79
Edges78
Triples146
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.025316
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around WTMD to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — WTMD · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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