WMMN

WMMN (920 AM) is a sports 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.

WMMN
Broadcast areaNorth-Central West Virginia
Frequency920 kHz
BrandingThe Ticket
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsFox Sports Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Laurel Highland Total Communications, Inc.
  • (LHTC Media of West Virginia, Inc.)
WRLF, WBKE, WZST
History
First air date
1928
Call sign meaning
W Matthew Mansfield Neely
Named in Honor of former Governor of WV
Technical information
Facility ID21171
ClassD
Power5,000 watts daytime
200 watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
39°28′3.0″N 80°12′20.0″W
Translator(s)95.7 W239CM (Morgantown)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.themountaineerticket.com

History

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 W (daytime) and 250 W (night).[1]

References

  1. "WMMN Joins CBS" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 1, 1935. Retrieved 4 November 2014.


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