WCMI-FM explained

WCMI-FM
City:Catlettsburg, Kentucky
Area:Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area
Branding:92.7/98.5 The Planet
Frequency:92.7 MHz
Translator:98.5 W253BB (Huntington, West Virginia)
Airdate:1972
Format:Active rock
Erp:2,350 watts
Haat:162 meters
Class:A
Facility Id:21589
Callsign Meaning:Where Coal Meets Iron (from AM sister)
Former Callsigns:WCAK (1972–1985)
WKQI (1986–1988)
WCMI-FM (1988–1995)
WRVC (1995–2009)
Affiliations:United Stations Radio Networks
Owner:Kindred Communications
Licensee:Fifth Avenue Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Sister Stations:WCMI, WRVC, WDGG, WMGA, WXBW
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:planet927.com
Licensing Authority:FCC

WCMI-FM (92.7 MHz) is an active rockformatted 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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: History Cards for WCMI-FM (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. 31 December 2022.