WMMN

WMMN (920 AM) is a conservative talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Fairmont, West Virginia, serving North-Central West Virginia. WMMN is owned and operated by Laurel Highland Total Communications, Inc., through licensee LHTC Media of West Virginia, Inc.

WMMN

Fairmont, West Virginia United States
Broadcast area	North-Central West Virginia
Frequency	920 kHz
Branding	The Torch
Programming
Format	Conservative talk
Affiliations	Genesis Communications Network Townhall News Westwood One Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Penguins West Virginia Mountaineers
Ownership
Owner	Laurel Highland Total Communications, Inc. (LHTC Media of West Virginia, Inc.)
Sister stations	WRLF, WBKE, WZST, WGYE, WHTI
History
First air date	1928
Call sign meaning	Matthew Mansfield Neely, former governor of West Virginia
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	21171
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts day 200 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	39°28′3″N 80°12′20″W
Translator(s)	95.7 W239CM (Morgantown)
Repeater(s)	94.3 WRLF (Fairmont) 100.9 WZST (Westover) 102.7 WGYE (Mannington) 105.7 WHTI (Salem) 1490 WBKE (Fairmont)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.wvthetorch.com

History

Tower on Tower Hill Road, Fairmont, West Virginia, seen from the adjacent Grove Cemetery

On November 1, 1935, WMMN joined the CBS Radio Network. At that time, the station was licensed to A.M. Rowe Inc., with George B. Storer the chief stockholder. It operated on 890 kHz with power of 500 watts daytime and 250 watts at night.^[2]

Logo as "The Ticket"

On February 5, 2024, WMMN changed its format from sports to conservative talk, branded as "The Torch".^[3]