WEMM-FM

For the station which held the call sign WEMM from 2004 to 2008 and 2011 to 2015, see WNRJ (AM).
WEMM-FM
Broadcast areaHuntington, West Virginia
Charleston, West Virginia
Frequency107.9 MHz
BrandingGospel 107.9
Programming
FormatSouthern Gospel
Religious
Ownership
OwnerBristol Broadcasting Company[1]
WNRJ
History
First air date
1971
Former call signs
WEMM (1971–2004)[2]
Call sign meaning
W Dr. E. M. Mortenson
(original owner)[3]
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID43860
ClassB
ERP50,000 Watts
HAAT152 Meters
Transmitter coordinates
38°28′37.0″N 82°15′20.0″W / 38.476944°N 82.255556°W / 38.476944; -82.255556
Links
Public license information
WebcastWEMM-FM Webstream
WebsiteWEMM-FM Online

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.

Programming

WEMM-FM broadcasts a Southern Gospel and Religious format to the Tri-State Region.[5] This format includes sermons from area pulpits, national Bible teaching ministries, and Southern Gospel music.[6][7] 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.[6] The station signed on as the third station on the Tower of Faith Radio Network.[8]

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.[9] 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.[9]

References

  1. ^ Station Sales Week Of 2/23: Bristol Broadcasting Moves Into Huntington
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WEMM-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  6. ^ a b "About Us". WEMM-FM. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
  7. ^ Rice, Holly (October 12, 2007). "Contemporary station offers different sound for listeners". The Parthenon.
  8. ^ "24 Hour Christian Radio". Charleston Gazette. September 4, 1971. p. 16.
  9. ^ a b "WRWB Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.