WMMN

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WMMN
Broadcast areaNorth-Central West Virginia
Frequency920 kHz
BrandingThe Torch
Programming
FormatConservative talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • John Fredricks
  • (Disruptor Radio LLC)
History
First air date
1928
Call sign meaning
Matthew Mansfield Neely, former governor of West Virginia
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID21171
ClassD
Power
  • 5,000 watts day
  • 200 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
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Translator95.7 W239CM (Morgantown)
Repeaters
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.wvthetorch.com

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

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Tower on Tower Hill Road, Fairmont, West Virginia, seen from the adjacent Grove Cemetery

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 watts daytime and 250 watts at night.[2]

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Logo as "The Ticket"

On February 5, 2024, WMMN changed its format from sports to conservative talk, branded as "The Torch".[3]

References

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  3. ^ Conservative Torch Launches on West Virginia Trio Radioinsight - February 6, 2024
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  • 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
  • Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons