WMMN
Broadcast area | North-Central West Virginia |
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Frequency | 920 kHz |
Branding | The Torch |
Programming | |
Format | Conservative talk |
Affiliations | Genesis Communications Network Townhall News Westwood One |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | 1928 |
Call sign meaning | W Matthew Mansfield Neely Named in Honor of former Governor of WV |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 21171 |
Class | D |
Power | 5,000 watts day 200 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°28′3.0″N 80°12′20.0″W / 39.467500°N 80.205556°W |
Translator(s) | 95.7 W239CM (Morgantown) |
Repeater(s) | 102.7 WGYE (Mannington) 105.7 WHTI (Salem) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | www |
WMMN (920 AM) is a conservative talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Fairmont, West Virginia, serving North-Central West Virginia. WMMN is owned and operated by Laurel Highland Total Communications, Inc., through licensee LHTC Media of West Virginia, Inc.
History
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/WMMN-WGYE_tower_2.jpg/220px-WMMN-WGYE_tower_2.jpg)
On November 1, 1935, WMMN joined the CBS radio network. At that time, the station was licensed to A.M. Rowe Inc., with George B. Storer the chief stockholder. It operated on 890 kHz with power of 500 W (daytime) and 250 W (night).[2]
On February 5, 2024, WMMN changed its format from sports to conservative talk, branded as "The Torch".[3]
Previous logo
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMMN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WMMN Joins CBS" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 1, 1935. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ Conservative Torch Launches on West Virginia Trio Radioinsight - February 6, 2024
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 21171 (WMMN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WMMN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 140606 (W239CM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W239CM at FCCdata.org
Media related to WMMN at Wikimedia Commons