WWMY
{{about||the Raleigh, North Carolina radio station that held the call sign WWMY at 102.9 FM from 2001 to 2010|WKIX-FM|the Smithfield, North Carolina radio station that held the call sign WWMY at 102.3 FM in 2010|WKJO (FM)}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WWMY
| logo =
| city = Beech Mountain, North Carolina
| area =
| branding = Highway 106.1 & 102.3
| frequency = 102.3 MHz
| airdate =
| format = Country (WMMY simulcast)
| erp = 1,500 watts
| haat = 596.6 meters
| class = A
| facility_id = 22224
| coordinates = {{coord|36|11|3.00|N| 81|52|48.00|W|region:US-NC_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning = Variation of sister station WMMY
| former_callsigns = WAOH (1993)
WECR (1993–1996)
WECR-FM (1996–2014)
| affiliations = Motor Racing Network
Performance Racing Network
Westwood One
| owner = Curtis Media Group
| licensee =
| sister_stations = WMMY, WZJS, WATA, WECR, WXIT
| webcast = [https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cfm?stationCallSign=WMMY Listen Live]
| website = [https://www.goblueridge.net/ WWMY Online]
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WWMY (102.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format, simulcasting WMMY 106.1 FM Jefferson, North Carolina.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WWMY |title=WWMY Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }} Licensed to Beech Mountain, North Carolina, United States, the station is currently owned by Curtis Media Group and features programming from CBS News Radio.{{cite web|url=http://www.arbitron.com|title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron }}
History
After buying WJTP in 1996, Steve Rondinaro's Rondinaro Broadcasting changed that station's call letters 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA328916.html?q=wecr-fm|title=Changing Hands|work=Broadcasting & Cable|date=2003-10-12|accessdate=2011-10-18}}
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,{{cite news|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA325800.html|title=Changing Hands|work=Broadcasting & Cable|date=2003-09-28|accessdate=2011-10-18}} and WMMY (from Dale Hendrix) in 2004 for $1.58 million.{{cite news|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA401907.html?display=Business&q=wmmy-fm|title=Changing Hands|work=Broadcasting & Cable|date=2004-03-07|accessdate=2011-10-18}}
Aisling went into receivership, and George Reed of Media Services Group was appointed to manage the stations until a buyer was found.Scott Nicholson, "Receivership: Local Stations Seek Buyer," The Watauga Democrat, March 14, 2008. Later in the year, Curtis Media Group purchased the stations.{{cite web|url=http://cclamp.radioandrecords.com/RRWebSite20/Members/Transactions.aspx?ContentID=45380&ContentTypeID=103&Archive=1&FormatId=0|title=Transactions for Oct. 10, 2008|work=Radio and Records|accessdate=2011-10-18}}
On February 24, 2013, WECR-FM changed their format from adult contemporary 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
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External links
- {{FM station data|22224|WWMY}}
{{Country Radio Stations in North Carolina}}
Category:Country radio stations in the United States
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