WCMI-FM

WCMI-FM
Catlettsburg, Kentucky;
Broadcast area	Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area
Frequency	92.7 MHz
Branding	92.7/98.5 The Planet
Programming
Format	Active rock
Affiliations	United Stations Radio Networks
Ownership
Owner	Kindred Communications; (Fifth Avenue Broadcasting Company, Inc.);
Sister stations	WCMI, WRVC, WDGG, WMGA, WXBW
History
First air date	1972
Former call signs	WCAK (1972-1985); WKQI (1986-1988); WCMI-FM (1988-1995); WRVC (1995-2009)
Call sign meaning	Where Coal Meets Iron (from AM sister)
Technical information
Facility ID	21589
Class	A
ERP	2,350 watts
HAAT	162 meters
Translator(s)	98.5 W253BB (Huntington, West Virginia)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	planet927.com

WCMI-FM (92.7 MHz) is an active rock–formatted radio station licensed to Catlettsburg, Kentucky, United States, and serving the greater Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Huntington, West Virginia–based Kindred Communications as part of a conglomerate with Huntington–licensed ESPN Radio–affiliated sports station WRVC (930 AM), Ashland, Kentucky–licensed ESPN Radio-affiliated sports station WCMI (1340 AM), Ashland–licensed country music station WDGG (93.7 FM), Kenova, West Virginia–licensed adult contemporary station WMGA (97.9 FM), and Gallipolis, Ohio–licensed classic country station WXBW (101.5 FM). All six stations share studios on Fifth Avenue in downtown Huntington.

In addition to its primary signal, WCMI-FM also operates an FM translator on 98.5 FM as W253BB, licensed to Huntington.

History

WCMI-FM went on-the-air in 1972 as WCAK. The station was co–owned by Edgar Kitchen and Hal Murphy under the name K&M Broadcasting.[1]

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