WCMI-FM
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| City of license | Catlettsburg, Kentucky |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Huntington, West Virginia |
| Branding | 92.7/98.5 The Planet |
| Frequency | 92.7 MHz |
| Repeaters | 98.5 W253BB (Huntington) |
| First air date | 1947 |
| Format | Album Oriented Rock |
| ERP | 2,350 watts |
| HAAT | 162 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 21589 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°28′02″N 82°35′50″W / 38.46722°N 82.59722°WCoordinates: 38°28′02″N 82°35′50″W / 38.46722°N 82.59722°W |
| Former callsigns | WCMI (1947-70) WAMX (1970-72) WCAK (1972-85) WKQI (1986-88) WCMI (1988-95) WRVC (1995-2009) |
| Affiliations | CBS (1945-68) American FM Network (1968-70) American Entertainment Network (1972-81) American Contemporary Network (1981-83) West Virginia MetroNews |
| Owner | Fifth Avenue Broadcasting Company, Inc. (dba Kindred Communications) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | planet927.com |
WCMI-FM (92.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an Album Oriented Rock format. Licensed to Catlettsburg, Kentucky, USA, it serves the Huntington-Ashland radio market. The station is currently owned by Kindred Communications, Inc.
History [edit]
The FM allocation for Catlettsburg, KY at 92.7 MHz originally signed on with the call letters of WCAK in January 1972.[1] Other call signs included the following:
- WKQI, January 1, 1986
- WCMI-FM, November 29, 1988
- WRVC-FM, May 16, 1995[2]
On March 3, 2009, the station retrobranded to WCMI-FM.[3] WCMI-FM was the original call sign for the Ashland, KY FM allocation at 93.7 MHz (now WDGG). That facility had also previously used WRVC-FM in addition to WAMX.[4]
References [edit]
- ^ Davidson, J.: Recollections of John Davidson, History of WCMI, Ashland, KY, 2008
- ^ Federal Communications Commission: Call Sign History for Facility ID: 21589, n.d.
- ^ Federal Communications Commission: Call Sign History for Facility ID: 21589, n.d.
- ^ WCMI-FM/WAMX/WRVC-FM/WDGG Ashland, History of WCMI, Ashland, KY, 2008
External links [edit]
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WCMI
- Radio-Locator information on WCMI
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WCMI
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W253BB
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