WMIT
| Broadcast area | Asheville metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 106.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | The Light FM |
| Programming | |
| Languages | English |
| Format | Contemporary Christian and Christian talk and teaching |
| Subchannels | HD2: Christian rock "theEdge 106.9" |
| Ownership | |
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| WFGW, WAVO | |
| History | |
First air date | July 26, 1942 (current license dates from July 1, 1951) |
Former call signs | W41MM (1941–1943) |
Call sign meaning | Mount Mitchell |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 5970 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 36,000 watts |
| HAAT | 942 meters (3,091 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°44′6.00″N 82°17′10.00″W / 35.7350000°N 82.2861111°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | thelightfm |
WMIT (106.9 MHz, "106.9 The Light") is a non-profit FM radio station licensed to Black Mountain, North Carolina, United States and serving Asheville.
WMIT is a listener-supported ministry of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. It airs a mix of Contemporary Christian music with some Christian talk and teaching programs, including national religious leaders Jim Daly, John MacArthur, David Jeremiah, Chuck Swindoll and Charles Stanley. Its studios and offices are on Porters Cove Road in Asheville.
Programming is simulcast in the Charlotte area on full-power WAVO (1150 AM) in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and low-powered FM translators W282BP (104.3 MHz) in Matthews, North Carolina and W268DM (101.5 MHz) in Rock Hill. In the North Carolina High Country, WMIT is simulcast on low-powered W234CF (94.7 MHz) in Boone, North Carolina. Most of WMIT's schedule is also simulcast on 106.7 WFGW in the Knoxville, Tennessee radio market.
In 2007, WMIT began broadcasting in the HD Radio format, adding "theEdge 106.9" on the HD2 digital subchannel. It features Christian rock music for teenagers and young adults, which is also heard on translator W292CJ (106.3 FM) in Asheville.