WWMY (102.3
FM) is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
country music
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format, simulcasting
WMMY 106.1 FM
Jefferson, North Carolina
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History
The North Carolina General Assembly created a special commission in 1799 to found a county seat fo ...
. Licensed to
Beech Mountain, North Carolina, United States, the station is currently owned by
Curtis Media Group and features programming from
CBS News Radio
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.
History
After buying WJTP in 1996, Steve Rondinaro's Rondinaro Broadcasting changed that station's
call letters
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to
WECR and started WECR-FM, along with buying
WXIT.
In 2003, the stations were sold to Aisling Broadcasting (Jonathon Hoffman, managing member) for $2.2 million.
This added to Aisling's holdings since they had also purchased in September 2003 (from Highland Communications)
WATA &
WZJS for a price of $2.2 million, and
WMMY (from Dale Hendrix) in 2004 for $1.58 million.
Aisling went into
receivership
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, and George Reed of Media Services Group was appointed to manage the stations until a buyer was found. Later in the year,
Curtis Media Group purchased the stations.
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]
On February 24, 2013, WECR-FM changed their format from
adult contemporary
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Mix 102.3 to country, simulcasting
WMMY 106.1 FM. On February 28, 2014, the station changed their call sign to the current WWMY.
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References
External links
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WMY
Country radio stations in the United States
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