WMAN-FM
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Ashland County
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| Simulcast of WMAN, Mansfield | |
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| Broadcast area | Richland County Ashland County Knox County |
| Frequency | 98.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | FM News Radio 98.3 WMAN |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | News/talk |
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| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | September 14, 1987 |
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″N 82°28′25.00″W / 40.5827778°N 82.4736111°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | wmanfm |
WMAN-FM (98.3 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format as a simulcast of WMAN (1400 AM). Licensed to Fredericktown, Ohio, WMAN-FM serves the Ashland/Mansfield/Mount Vernon Mid-Ohio area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and features programing from Fox News Radio, Compass Media Networks, and Premiere 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 with Shelby-licensed WSWR (100.1 FM), programmed a classic 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 the WSWR calls.[5][6] WWMM subsequently took the WMAN-FM call letters.
