WCMI-FM

Broadcast areaHuntington–Ashland metropolitan areaFrequency92.7 MHzBranding92.7/98.5 The PlanetProgrammingFormatActive rockAffiliationsUnited Stations Radio NetworksOwnershipOwnerWCMI, WRVC, WDGG, WMGA, WXBWHistory1972WCAK (1972–1985)
WKQI (1986–1988)
WCMI-FM (1988–1995)
WRVC (1995–2009)Where Coal Meets Iron (from AM sister)Technical informationFacility ID21589ClassAERP2,350 wattsHAAT162 metersTranslator(s)98.5 W253BB (Huntington, West Virginia)LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsiteplanet927.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]

References

External links

• Kindred Communications Website
• WCMI in the FCC FM station database
• WCMI in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• W253BB in the FCC FM station database
• W253BB at FCCdata.org