WEMM-FM

WEMM-FM (107.9 FM, "Gospel 107.9") is a Southern Gospel and religious formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Huntington, West Virginia, serving the Huntington/Charleston area. WEMM-FM is owned and operated by Bristol Broadcasting Company.

WEMM-FM
CityHuntington, West Virginia
Broadcast areaHuntington, West Virginia
Charleston, West Virginia
Frequency107.9 MHz
Branding"Gospel 107.9"
Slogan"The Legendary Station Where You Will Always Find Hope!"
Programming
FormatSouthern Gospel
Religious
Ownership
OwnerBristol Broadcasting Company[1]
Sister stationsWYSN
History
First air date1971
Former call signsWEMM (1971-2004)[2]
Call sign meaningW Dr. E. M. Mortenson
(original owner)[3]
Technical information
Facility ID43860
ClassB
ERP50,000 Watts
HAAT152 Meters
Transmitter coordinates38°28′37.0″N 82°15′20.0″W
Links
WebcastWEMM-FM Webstream
WebsiteWEMM-FM Online

Programming

WEMM-FM broadcasts a Southern Gospel and Religious format to the Tri-State Region.[4] This format includes sermons from area pulpits, national Bible teaching ministries, and Southern Gospel music.[5][6] The station also airs a radio simulcast of the WSAZ NewsChannel 3 Six O'Clock newscast on weekdays.

History

WEMM was first established on September 6, 1971, and has since then maintained its current Gospel format.[5] The station signed on as the third station on the Tower of Faith Radio Network.[7]

Former logo

The call letters were changed to WEMM-FM on February 2, 2004,[2] when an AM sister station (then known as WHRD) was made a simulcast of the FM signal and its call sign was changed to WEMM.[8] That simulcast arrangement ended and the AM station's callsign was changed to WRWB in September 2008 but the FM station remains at the WEMM-FM callsign.[8]

References
  1. Station Sales Week Of 2/23: Bristol Broadcasting Moves Into Huntington
  2. "WEMM-FM Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  3. Miller, Jeff (August 3, 2008). "Origins of Broadcast Call Letters in West Virginia".
  4. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  5. "About Us". WEMM-FM. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
  6. Rice, Holly (October 12, 2007). "Contemporary station offers different sound for listeners". The Parthenon.
  7. "24 Hour Christian Radio". Charleston Gazette. September 4, 1971. p. 16.
  8. "WRWB Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
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