WCMI-FM (92.7

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licensed to Catlettsburg, Kentucky,

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, and serving the greater

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. The station is currently owned by

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–based Kindred Communications as part of a conglomerate with Huntington–licensed

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station WRVC (930 AM),

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–licensed ESPN Radio-affiliated sports station WCMI (1340 AM), Ashland–licensed

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station WDGG (93.7 FM),

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station WMGA (97.9 FM), and

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–licensed classic country station WXBW (101.5 FM). All six stations share studios on Fifth Avenue in downtown Huntington. In addition to its primary signal, WCMI-FM also operates an

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on 98.5 FM as W253BB, licensed to Huntington.

History

WCMI-FM went on-the-air in 1972 as WCAK. The station was co–owned by Edgar Kitchen and Hal Murphy under the name K&M Broadcasting.

References

External links

Kindred Communications Website
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