WMAN-FM (98.3 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format as a simulcast of WMAN (1400 AM). Licensed to Fredericktown, Ohio, WMAN-FM serves the Ashland/Mansfield/Mount Vernon Mid-Ohio area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and features programing from Fox News Radio, Compass Media Networks, and Premiere Networks.[2][3]
| Simulcast of WMAN, Mansfield | |
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| Broadcast area | Richland County Ashland County Knox County |
| Frequency | 98.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | FM News Radio 98.3 WMAN |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | News/talk |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | September 14, 1987 |
Former call signs | WWMZ (1984–86) WJMR (1986–92) WWBK (1992–2005) WXXR (2005–11) WWMM (2011–12) |
Call sign meaning | Mansfield |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 50121 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 860 watts |
| HAAT | 189 meters (620 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°34′58.00″N 82°28′25.00″W / 40.5827778°N 82.4736111°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | wmanfm |
WMAN-FM (then WWMM)'s simulcast of WMAN was originally a trimulcast with WMAN-FM (now WSWR) which ended on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at noon.
Prior to December 2011, the station was WXXR, which, along with Shelby-licensed WSWR (100.1 FM), programmed a classic hits format branded as "My 100.1/98.3." WSWR also featured an oldies format as "Crusin' 100." The WMAN simulcast began on December 26, 2011.[4] The first local program on the new FM signal was aired on December 26 "Rusty Cates & the WMAN Morning News". The first live high school sports broadcast on the FM signal was aired on Thursday December 29, a girls basketball game played between Clear Fork and Lexington with Josh Bowman on play by play and Rick Durkin as the color commentator.
On May 3, 2012 WMAN-FM 100.1 has split from its simulcast reverted to its previous classic hits format as "My 100.1," with the WSWR calls.[5][6] WWMM subsequently took the WMAN-FM call letters.
History
editWMAN-FM began as WWMZ granted to Fredericktown Ohio under the ownership of Kokosing Communications.[7] In 1986, the call letters were changed to WJMR before signing on as an Adult Contemporary formatted radio station. Kokosing would later sell WJMR to Bohmar Communications in 1992 for $325,000. The station changed from Adult Contemporary to Country under the new ownership and would adopt the call letters WWBK using the K-Country moniker.
In February 1998, the station was sold to Dean Stampfli and his Ashland/Knox Broadcasting for $125,000. The company also owned WFXN-FM/Galion, WQIO-FM/Mt. Vernon, WMVO-AM/Mt. Vernon, WNCO-FM/Ashland, WNCO-AM/Ashland, WXXF-FM/Loudonville. Ashland/Knox Broadcasting would later become Ohio Radio and keep the K-Country brand in place until the sale to Clear Channel Communications[when?] for $32 Million where 98.3 WWBK Mount Vernon/Mansfield and WBZW Ashland/Wooster would become KISS-FM Mid Ohio changing to a Top 40 Format.
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMAN-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WMAN-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WMAN-FM Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "Three radio stations to simulcast broadcasting". Mansfield News Journal. December 23, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
- ^ "not found".
- ^ "CC Reverts in Mansfield, OH". 4 May 2012.
- ^ "not found" (PDF).
External links
edit- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 50121 (WMAN-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WMAN-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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