PROFILPELAJAR.COM

WMAN-FM
Simulcast of WMAN, Mansfield
Fredericktown, Ohio;
Broadcast area	Richland County; Ashland County; Knox County
Frequency	98.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	FM News Radio 98.3 WMAN
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	News/talk
Affiliations	Fox News Radio; Agri Broadcast Network; Compass Media Networks; Premiere Networks; Cleveland Guardians Radio Network; Ohio State Sports Network;
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc.; (iHM Licenses, LLC);
Sister stations	WFXN-FM; WMAN; WNCO; WNCO-FM; WSWR; WXXF; WYHT;
History
First air date	September 14, 1987
Former call signs	WWMZ (1984–86); WJMR (1986–92); WWBK (1992–2005); WXXR (2005–11); WWMM (2011–12)
Call sign meaning	Mansfield
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	50121
Class	A
ERP	860 watts
HAAT	189 meters (620 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°34′58.00″N 82°28′25.00″W / 40.5827778°N 82.4736111°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	wmanfm.iheart.com

WMAN-FM (98.3 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format as a simulcast of WMAN (1400 AM). Licensed to Fredericktown, Ohio, WMAN-FM serves the Ashland/Mansfield/Mount Vernon Mid-Ohio area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and features programing from Fox News Radio, Compass Media Networks, and Premiere Networks.^[2]^[3]

WMAN-FM (then WWMM)'s simulcast of WMAN was originally a trimulcast with WMAN-FM (now WSWR) which ended on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at noon.

Prior to December 2011, the station was WXXR, which, along with Shelby-licensed WSWR (100.1 FM), programmed a classic hits format branded as "My 100.1/98.3." WSWR also featured an oldies format as "Crusin' 100." The WMAN simulcast began on December 26, 2011.^[4] The first local program on the new FM signal was aired on December 26 "Rusty Cates & the WMAN Morning News". The first live high school sports broadcast on the FM signal was aired on Thursday December 29, a girls basketball game played between Clear Fork and Lexington with Josh Bowman on play by play and Rick Durkin as the color commentator.

On May 3, 2012 WMAN-FM 100.1 has split from its simulcast reverted to its previous classic hits format as "My 100.1," with the WSWR calls.^[5]^[6] WWMM subsequently took the WMAN-FM call letters.

History

WMAN-FM began as WWMZ granted to Fredericktown Ohio under the ownership of Kokosing Communications.^[7] In 1986, the call letters were changed to WJMR before signing on as an Adult Contemporary formatted radio station. Kokosing would later sell WJMR to Bohmar Communications in 1992 for $325,000. The station changed from Adult Contemporary to Country under the new ownership and would adopt the call letters WWBK using the K-Country moniker.

In February 1998, the station was sold to Dean Stampfli and his Ashland/Knox Broadcasting for $125,000. The company also owned WFXN-FM/Galion, WQIO-FM/Mt. Vernon, WMVO-AM/Mt. Vernon, WNCO-FM/Ashland, WNCO-AM/Ashland, WXXF-FM/Loudonville. Ashland/Knox Broadcasting would later become Ohio Radio and keep the K-Country brand in place until the sale to Clear Channel Communications^[when?] for $32 Million where 98.3 WWBK Mount Vernon/Mansfield and WBZW Ashland/Wooster would become KISS-FM Mid Ohio changing to a Top 40 Format.