WCMI-FM
Broadcast areaHuntington–Ashland metropolitan area
Frequency92.7 MHz
Branding92.7/98.5 The Planet
Programming
FormatActive rock
AffiliationsUnited Stations Radio Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Kindred Communications
  • (Fifth Avenue Broadcasting Company, Inc.)
WCMI, WRVC, WDGG, WMGA, WXBW
History
First air date
1972
Former call signs
WCAK (1972-1985)
WKQI (1986-1988)
WCMI-FM (1988-1995)
WRVC (1995-2009)
Call sign meaning
Where Coal Meets Iron (from AM sister)
Technical information
Facility ID21589
ClassA
ERP2,350 watts
HAAT162 meters
Translator(s)98.5 W253BB (Huntington, West Virginia)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websiteplanet927.com

WCMI-FM (92.7 MHz) is an active rockformatted radio station licensed to Catlettsburg, Kentucky, United States, and serving the greater Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Huntington, West Virginia–based Kindred Communications as part of a conglomerate with Huntington–licensed ESPN Radio–affiliated sports station WRVC (930 AM), Ashland, Kentucky–licensed ESPN Radio-affiliated sports station WCMI (1340 AM), Ashland–licensed country music station WDGG (93.7 FM), Kenova, West Virginia–licensed adult contemporary station WMGA (97.9 FM), and Gallipolis, Ohio–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 FM translator 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.[1]

References

  1. "History Cards for WCMI-FM (PDF)" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 31 December 2022.


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