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{{short description|Radio station in Ocala, Florida}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name            = WMOP
| logo            =
| above           = Simulcasts [[WRBD (AM)|WRBD]] Gainesville
| city            = [[Ocala, Florida]]
| country         = US
| area            = [[Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville]]-Ocala-[[Central Florida]]
| branding        = ''Power 92.1''
| frequency       = 900 [[Hertz|kHz]]
| translator      =
| airdate         = {{Start date and age|1953|12|18}}
| format          = [[Urban contemporary]]
| power           = {{ubl|2,700 [[watt]]s days|23 watts nights}}
| class           = D
| facility_id     = 73278
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| affiliations    = [[Compass Media Networks]]
| sister_stations = [[WRBD (AM)|WRBD]]
| owner           = William Johnson
| licensee        = Urban One Broadcasting Network, LLC
| webcast         = [https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cfm?stationCallSign=POWER921 Listen Live]
| website         = [https://powerstation92.com/ powerstation92.com]
}}

'''WMOP''' (900 [[Hertz|kHz]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[AM broadcasting|AM]] [[radio station]] in [[Ocala, Florida]], broadcasting to the [[Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville]]-Ocala-[[Central Florida]] area.  It [[simulcast]]s an [[urban contemporary]] format with [[WRBD (AM)|WRBD]] (1240 AM) in Gainesville.  They are owned by the Urban One Broadcasting Network headed by radio personality William Johnson.  (It is not affiliated with [[Urban One]], Inc., based in the [[Washington, D.C.]] area.)  WMOP has studios and offices on SW 6th Avenue in Ocala.  The station is called "Power 92.1", in reference to the dial position for WRBD's [[FM translator]].

WMOP is a [[list of broadcast station classes|Class D]] AM station.  By day, it is powered at 2,700 [[watt]]s.  To protect other stations on [[980 AM]] from interference, at night it reduces its power to 23 watts.  It uses a [[omnidirectional antenna|non-directional antenna]].  The [[transmitter]] [[radio masts and towers|tower]] is on NE 49th Street near Old U.S. Route 301 in Ocala.<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?call=wmop&x=0&y=0&sr=Y&s=C Radio-Locator.com/WMOP]</ref>

==History==
WMOP originally [[sign-on|signed on]] the air on December 18, 1952.  It has always had the same [[call sign|call letters]].  From 1961 to 1985, WMOP had an FM [[sister station]] at 93.7 FM, which was then WFUZ.  It is now known as [[WOGK]], a [[country music]] station owned by Saga Communications.

WMOP switched to a [[sports radio]] format in 1996.  It aired programming from [[CBS Sports Radio]].  WMOP was known as "The Goat"; Goat stood for "[[Greatest of All Time (disambiguation)|Greatest of All Time]]", a term used for the outstanding star of a particular sport.

WMOP was previously simulcast on [[FM translator]] W261BA at 100.1 FM in Ocala.  That translator now carries [[The True Oldies Channel]].

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.cflradio.net/900_WMOP_AM.htm History of WMOP from Central Florida Radio]
{{AM station data|73278|WMOP}}

{{Gainesville/Ocala Radio}}
{{Urban Radio Stations in Florida}}

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