WKMM

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WKMM
Broadcast area Preston County, West Virginia [2]
Frequency 96.7 FM MHz
Branding"96-7 K-Country"
Programming
Language English
Format Country music [3]
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Greg Bolyard [4]
  • (WKMM Radio, LLC [1] )
WFSP, WFSP-FM [5]
History
First air date
December 2, 1987 (1987-12-02) [6]
Technical information [7]
Licensing authority
 Federal Communications Commission
Facility ID 7725
Class A
ERP 500 watts [1]
HAAT 241 meters (791 ft) [1]
Transmitter coordinates
 39°27′25.3″N79°35′25.2″W / 39.457028°N 79.590333°W / 39.457028; -79.590333
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website www.kcountryradio.com

WKMM (96.7 FM) is a country music formatted radio station licensed to Kingwood, West Virginia, [3] it serves Kingwood and Preston County, West Virginia. [2] WKMM is owned by Greg Bolyard and operated under its WKMM Radio, LLC licensee. [1]

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Ownership/technical

From 1992 until 2005, WKMM was owned by Kingwood businessman P.J. Crogan. Neil Waldeck purchased the station in 2005. Waldeck died in December 2022, with control of the station transferred to his daughter Emily. [8] The transfer of control was completed on October 17, 2023. [9]

Less than two months later, on December 4, Emily Waldeck filed with the FCC to sell WKMM to station operations manager and morning show host Greg Bolyard and his company WKMM Radio, LLC. [4] [10] The sale price of the station was $70,000. [10] [11] Bolyard purchased Preston County's other two radio stations, WFSP-FM and sister-station WFSP in August 2025 for $250,000. [5]

WKMM's studios are located on Main Street in Kingwood, while its transmitter is located along West Virginia Route 7 near Terra Alta, West Virginia. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "WKMM Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "WKMM-FM - FCCdata.org - powered by REC". REC Networks. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Assignment of Authorization". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. December 4, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  5. 1 2 Venta, Lance (August 15, 2025). "Station Sales Week Of 8/15". RadioInsight/RadioBB Networks. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  6. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-589. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WKMM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  8. ↑ "Transfer of Control". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. March 31, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Notification of Consummation". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. October 17, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  10. 1 2 "Asset Purchase Agreement". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. December 4, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  11. ↑ "About Us". WKMM Radio, LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
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