WRMN

WRMN (1410 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Elgin, Illinois. The station's broadcast license is held by Elgin Community Broadcasting LLC.

WRMN
CityElgin, Illinois
Broadcast areaFox Valley
Slogan"Voice of the Fox Valley"
Frequency1410 kHz
First air date1949
FormatNews/Talk
Language(s)English
Power1,000 watts (day)
1,300 watts (night)
ClassB
Facility ID19222
Transmitter coordinates42°00′21″N 88°17′55″W
OwnerWilliam H. Pollack
(Elgin Community Broadcasting LLC)
WebcastListen Live
Websitewrmn1410.com

The station was assigned the call sign "WRMN" by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).[1] In August 2019, WRMN started their translator W244EJ on 96.7 FM.

Programming

WRMN broadcasts a news/talk radio format to the Fox Valley area in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois.[2] As of January 2012, local programming includes The Morning Wakeup Call and The Radio Shopping Show on weekdays plus broadcasts of church services on Sunday mornings. Syndicated programs include various Talk Radio Network shows.[3] Starting with the 2012 season, WRMN is the flagship station for the Schaumburg Boomers of minor league baseball's Frontier League.[4]

Proposed sale

An agreement was signed October 26, 2016 to sell WRMN, along with commonly-owned stations KSHP and WBIG, to Pollack Broadcasting for $2 million. The sale was consummated on January 31, 2017.

References
  1. "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Media Bureau. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  3. "Programming Schedule". WRMN 1410. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  4. "Sports Schedule". WRMN 1410. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
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