Originally owned by Ranulf Compton, WTMR began operations in the late 1940s as WKDN, but the station was sold in 1968, and is currently owned by Beasley Broadcast Group (who as of June 2017 owned 63 other stations).
As of June 2017, the company owned 63 stations under the Beasley Media Group name. The call letters became WTMR after the station was sold in 1968. 
