WRMN
WRMN (1410 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Elgin, Illinois. The station's broadcast license is held by Elgin Community Broadcasting LLC.
City | Elgin, Illinois |
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Broadcast area | Fox Valley |
Frequency | 1410 kHz |
Slogan | "Voice of the Fox Valley" |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | News/Talk |
Ownership | |
Owner | William H. Pollack (Elgin Community Broadcasting LLC) |
History | |
First air date | 1949 |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 19222 |
Class | B |
Power | 1,000 watts (day) 1,300 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°00′21″N 88°17′55″W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wrmn1410.com |
The station was assigned the call sign "WRMN" by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).[1] In August 2019, WRMN signed-on FM translator station W244EJ on 96.7 MHz.
Programming
WRMN broadcasts a news/talk radio format to the Fox Valley area in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois.[2] As of January 2012, local programming includes The Morning Wakeup Call and The Radio Shopping Show on weekdays plus broadcasts of church services on Sunday mornings. Syndicated programs include various Talk Radio Network shows.[3] Starting with the 2012 season, WRMN is the flagship station for the Schaumburg Boomers of minor league baseball's Frontier League.[4]
Sale
An agreement was signed October 26, 2016 to sell WRMN, along with commonly-owned stations KSHP and WBIG, to Pollack Broadcasting for $2 million. The sale was consummated on January 31, 2017.
References
- "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Media Bureau. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- "Programming Schedule". WRMN 1410. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- "Sports Schedule". WRMN 1410. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
External links
- WRMN in the FCC's AM station database
- WRMN on Radio-Locator
- WRMN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database