owners shifted the format to Contemporary Christian music. David Grayson Life Changing Ministries tried to transfer the license to Abundant Grace Fellowship, Inc., in January 1993 but the deal collapsed and was formally ended in April 1993. Another attempt to sell WMPS, this time to World Overcomers Outreach Ministries Church, Inc., was filed in January 1998. The reported sale price was $275,000 in cash. The FCC approved the sale on March 3, 1998, and the transaction was formally consummated on March 23, 1998. The new owners had the FCC change the station's call sign to "WOOM" on April 6, 1998, to reflect its ownership. WOOM broadcast a Christian music format. Later, another application was filed and the station was assigned the "WLRM" call sign by the FCC on October 25, 2002. As WLRM, the station aired a blend of religious and secular music as an outreach effort to "unchurched" residents of the Memphis area. WLRM today In September 2004, World Overcomers Outreach Ministries Church, Inc., (Alton R. Williams, president) reached a deal to sell WLRM to CPT & T Radio Station, Inc. (Eric M. Westenbarger, president) for a reported sale price of $400,000 in cash. The FCC approved the sale on December 29, 2004, and the transaction was formally consummated on January 18, 2005. On July 6, 2014 Affirmative Media Partners, LLC (Kevin Fox, President) started daily programming of WLRM changing the format to blues and southern soul. The station is branded as "AM 1380 WLRM". Former morning drive personality, Spanky Brown, whose real name was Byron Yedell, died May 11, 2018 in Virginia. There has been no regular morning drive programming at WLRM since Browns death. Long time afternoon drive personality, and host of "Talk To Me," Greg Peters, died May 6, 2021 in Tennessee. Previous logo References External links WLRM official website LRM Radio stations established in 1962 Shelby County, Tennessee