| Simulcast ofWMAN,Mansfield | |
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| Broadcast area | Richland County Ashland County Knox County |
| Frequency | 98.3MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | FM News Radio 98.3 WMAN |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | News/talk |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | September 14, 1987 (1987-09-14) |
Former call signs | WWMZ (1984–86) WJMR (1986–92) WWBK (1992–2005) WXXR (2005–11) WWMM (2011–12) |
Call sign meaning | Mansfield |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 50121 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 860 watts |
| HAAT | 189 meters (620 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°34′58.00″N82°28′25.00″W / 40.5827778°N 82.4736111°W /40.5827778; -82.4736111 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (viaiHeartRadio) |
| Website | wmanfm |
WMAN-FM (98.3MHz) is aradio station broadcasting anews/talk format as a simulcast ofWMAN (1400AM). Licensed toFredericktown, Ohio, WMAN-FM serves theAshland/Mansfield/Mount Vernon Mid-Ohio area. The station is currently owned byiHeartMedia, Inc. and features programing fromFox News Radio,Compass Media Networks, andPremiere 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 withShelby-licensedWSWR (100.1FM), programmed aclassic 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 theWSWR calls.[5][6] WWMM subsequently took the WMAN-FM call letters.
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 ownedWFXN-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.
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