WKMM
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| Broadcast area | Kingwood, West Virginia Preston County, West Virginia |
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| Frequency | 96.7 FM MHz |
| Branding | "96-7 K-Country" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | AccuWeather Radio Fox News Radio Mainstream Country (Westwood One) Motor Racing Network Mountaineer Sports Network from IMG Performance Racing Network Yahoo! Sports Radio |
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| History | |
First air date | 1987 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 7725 |
| Class | A |
| Power | 300 Watts |
| HAAT | 243 meters (797 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°27′29.0″N 79°35′18.0″W / 39.458056°N 79.588333°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | WKMM Webstream |
| Website | WKMM Online |
WKMM is a Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Kingwood, West Virginia, serving Kingwood and Preston County, West Virginia.[1] WKMM is owned and operated by Neil P. Waldeck.[2]
History
Founded by Sandy Sue Garlitz, WKMM launched on December 2, 1987, and has always had a country format. It was the first FM band station in Preston County.
WKMM had previously went by the branding "96-7 KMM" until 2005, when it began using the "K-Country" moniker. Also in 2005, WKMM began using "StormTracker 12" weather reports over the air from local NBC affiliate, WBOY-TV in nearby Clarksburg.
In December 2009, WKMM became Preston County, West Virginia's first radio station to broadcast live online.
In late 2010, WKMM dropped weather reports from WBOY and began using AccuWeather radio reports, branded as "SkySource Weather".
Ownership/Technical
WKMM is owned by Reedsville businessman Neil P. Waldeck. From 1992 until 2005, WKMM was owned by Kingwood businessman P.J. Crogan. Studios are located on Main Street in Kingwood with their transmitter along West Virginia Route 7 near Terra Alta, West Virginia.
See also
References
- ^ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ^ "WKMM Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
External links
- 96-7 K-Country Online
- WKMM in the FCC FM station database
- WKMM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database