WMEN

WMEN (640 AM, "Fox Sports 640") is a sports radio station licensed to Royal Palm Beach, Florida, United States. The station primarily serves the West Palm Beach, Florida market and provides strong coverage of nearby Fort Lauderdale and Miami. Fox Sports 640 is a Fox Sports Radio affiliate, carrying hourly sports updates along with weekend and overnight programming. The station is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, with studios in Pompano Beach. Under a Special Temporary Authority from the FCC, WMEN broadcasts at 25,000 watts daytime power and 4,500 watts nighttime power in order to overcome Cuban interference.[1]

WMEN
CityRoyal Palm Beach, Florida
Broadcast areaSouth Florida
Frequency640 kHz
BrandingFox Sports 640
SloganSouth Florida's Home for NY Yankees Baseball
Programming
FormatSports radio
AffiliationsFox Sports Radio
Florida Atlantic University
New York Yankees Radio Network
Nova Southeastern University
Florida Panthers
Ownership
OwnerHubbard Radio
(WPB FCC License Sub, LLC)
WRMF, WEAT, WIRK, WMBX, WFTL
History
First air date
1986 (1986)
Former call signs
WLVJ (1986–2003)
WJNA (2003–06)
Call sign meaning
Target audience of MEN
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID61080
ClassB
Power7,500 watts (day)
460 watts (night)
currently operating with 25,000 watts under a STA
Transmitter coordinates
26°32′30″N 80°44′30″W
Repeater(s)103.1 WIRK-HD2 (Indiantown)
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
WebcastListen Live
Websitefoxsports640.com

Local programming

None. Joe Raineri & Steve Zemach, who were hosting from 6am-9am ET, exited on March 13, 2017.[2]

History

WMEN was initially religious brokered station WLVJ before swapping call signs, format, and dial positions with adult standards WJNA 1230 AM in 2003. As 'Unforgettable' WJNA the station was home to prominent South Florida radio personalities including Chuck Zink, Greg Budell, Ron Hersey and Joyce Kaufman.

WJNA dropped the adult standards format on October 23, 2006, becoming ManTalk 640 WMEN with syndicated talk programming appealing to males age 25–54. WMEN debuted as 640 Sports on March 3, 2008, retaining the WMEN call letters. Previous network affiliations include NBC Sports, CBS Sports, Yahoo! Sports Radio, and Sporting News Radio.

WMEN, along with co-owned stations KBXD, WFLL, and WFTL, was purchased out of bankruptcy from James Crystal Enterprises by Mark Jorgenson's ACM JCE IV B LLC in a transaction that was consummated on August 6, 2015, at a purchase price of $5.5 million.

Effective April 27, 2017, Alpha Media purchased WMEN and WFTL for $2 million.

On July 3, 2017, WMEN rebranded as "640 The Hurricane".[3]

On September 27, 2018, Alpha Media agreed to sell their cluster at West Palm Beach to Hubbard Radio.[4] The sale, at a price of $88 million, was consummated on January 23, 2019.

On August 30, 2019, WMEN rebranded as "Fox Sports 640".[5]

Sports affiliations

640 Sports is the South Florida home for New York Yankees Baseball, Tampa Bay Buccaneers football, Notre Dame football, Florida Panthers ice hockey,[6] and local coverage of Florida Atlantic University Athletics and Nova Southeastern University basketball.

References
  2. "Joe Rainieri And Steve Zemach Exit As WMEN-A/West Palm Beach Drops Local Morning Show". All Access. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  3. WMEN Rebrands as 640 The Hurricane Radioinsight - July 3, 2017
  4. Hubbard To Acquire Alpha Media West Palm Beach
  5. The Hurricane Flees West Palm Beach RadioInsight - August 30, 2019
  6. Florida Panthers Partner with 640AM Sports Panthers.NHL.com Wednesday, July 29, 2015.


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