WMIN
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| City of license | Sauk Rapids, Minnesota |
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| Branding | Uptown 1010 |
| Slogan | "Ring-A-Ding Radio" |
| Frequency | 1010 kHz |
| Format | Adult Standards/MOR |
| Power | 1,700 watts (day) 240 watts (night) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 161428 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 45°36′18″N 94°08′21″W / 45.605°N 94.13917°W |
| Callsign meaning | MINnesota |
| Former callsigns | WPPI (2005-2008)[1] |
| Owner | Tri-County Broadcasting (Herbert M. Hoppe) |
| Sister stations | WBHR, WHMH-FM, WXYG, WVAL |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wmin1010.com |
WMIN (1010 AM, "Uptown 1010") is a radio station licensed to serve Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, USA. The station is part of the Tri-County Broadcasting group and the broadcast license is held by Herbert M. Hoppe.
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[edit] Programming
WMIN broadcasts an adult standards / big band / middle of the road music format, that they call "Ring-a-ding Standards".[2] Each song is followed by an announcement of artist and title.
Network news comes from Fox News Radio, at the top of each hour.
[edit] History
This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on September 27, 2005.[3] The new station was assigned the call sign WPPI by the FCC on October 4, 2005.[1]
In late August 2008, the station went on the air as WPPI, temporarily carrying the "i101" Modern Rock format that had aired on a subcarrier of sister station of WHMH 101.7.
The station was assigned new call sign WMIN by the FCC on December 2, 2008.[1] WMIN received its license to cover from the FCC on May 18, 2009.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=161428&Callsign=WMIN. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. http://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/station_information.htm. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BNP-20040130BAB)". FCC Media Bureau. September 27, 2005. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=975480.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BL-20081006AJB)". FCC Media Bureau. May 18, 2009. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1273628.
[edit] External links
- WMIN official website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WMIN
- Radio-Locator Information on WMIN
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for WMIN
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