WCMI-FM

WCMI-FM (92.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an Active Rock format. Licensed to Catlettsburg, Kentucky, United States, it serves the Huntington-Ashland radio market. The station is currently owned by Kindred Communications, Inc.

WCMI-FM
CityCatlettsburg, Kentucky
Broadcast areaHuntington, West Virginia
Branding92.7/98.5 The Planet
SloganROCKS
Frequency92.7 MHz
Translator(s)98.5 W253BB (Huntington)
FormatActive Rock
ERP2,350 watts
HAAT162 meters
ClassA
Facility ID21589
Call sign meaningWhere Coal Meets Iron
Former call signsWCMI (1947-70)
WAMX (1970-72)
WCAK (1972-85)
WKQI (1986-88)
WCMI (1988-95)
WRVC (1995-2009)
AffiliationsCBS (1945-68)
American FM Network (1968-70)
American Entertainment Network (1972-81)
American Contemporary Network (1981-83)
West Virginia MetroNews
OwnerFifth Avenue Broadcasting Company, Inc. (dba Kindred Communications)
WebcastListen Live
Websiteplanet927.com

History

The FM allocation for Catlettsburg, KY at 92.7 MHz originally signed on with the call letters of WCAK in January 1972.[1] Other call signs included the following:

  • WKQI, January 1, 1986
  • WCMI-FM, November 29, 1988
  • WRVC-FM, May 16, 1995 Star 92.7[2]

On April 30, 2009, the station retrobranded to 92.7 The Planet WCMI-FM. The station is now 92.7 & 98.5 The Planet WCMI-FM. It is the Tri-State's home for Kentucky Wildcats Basketball. Also the Tri-State's ONLY leader for new rock![3] WCMI-FM was the original call sign for the Ashland, KY FM allocation at 93.7 MHz (now WDGG). That facility had also previously used WRVC-FM in addition to WAMX.[4]

References
  1. Davidson, J.: Recollections of John Davidson(WCAK was a station located in downtown, Catlettsburg, Ky. and was started and owned by local radio personality, Hal Murphy. It was NOT affiliated with WAMX-FM, which was owned and operated by another former local radio personality, Dick Martin. There is NO inference or claim in my piece, "Recollections of John Davidson", that WCAK was the original sign on for WAMX-FM. {edit per John Davidson, 08/24/14}, History of WCMI, Ashland, KY, 2008
  2. Federal Communications Commission: Call Sign History for Facility ID: 21589, n.d.
  3. Federal Communications Commission: Call Sign History for Facility ID: 21589, n.d.
  4. WCMI-FM/WAMX/WRVC-FM/WDGG Ashland, History of WCMI, Ashland, KY, 2008


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