WWMY (102.3 FM) is a

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broadcasting a

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, simulcasting

WMMY WMMY (106.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Jefferson, North Carolina, United States, the station broadcasts from studios on Blowing Rock Road in Boone, North Carolina and serves the counties of Watauga, A ...

106.1 FM

Jefferson, North Carolina Jefferson is a town in and the county seat of Ashe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,611 at the 2010 census. History The North Carolina General Assembly created a special commission in 1799 to found a county seat for A ...

. Licensed to

Beech Mountain, North Carolina Beech Mountain is a town in both Avery and Watauga counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 320. The town is located atop Beech Mountain and is the highest town east of the Rocky Mountains ...

, United States, the station is currently owned by

Curtis Media Group Curtis Media Group is a broadcast media company based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. The company owns and operates several North Carolina radio stations and television networks. Broadcast Stations Curtis Media Group owns and operates the fol ...

and features programming from

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History

After buying WJTP in 1996, Steve Rondinaro's Rondinaro Broadcasting changed that station's

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WECR WECR (1130 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary format. Licensed to Newland, NC, United States, it serves the Boone, NC area. The station is currently owned by Curtis Media Group. WECR broadcasts during the daytime only. ...

and started WECR-FM, along with buying

WXIT WXIT (1200 AM broadcasting, AM) is a radio station that broadcasts in a contemporary hit radio, top 40/CHR format. Licensed to Blowing Rock, North Carolina, Blowing Rock, in the U.S. state of North Carolina, the station is currently owned by High ...

. In 2003, the stations were sold to Aisling Broadcasting (Jonathon Hoffman, managing member) for $2.2 million. This added to Aisling's holdings since they had also purchased in September 2003 (from Highland Communications)

WATA WATA (1450 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Local News Talk Information format. Licensed to Boone, North Carolina, United States. The station is currently owned by Curtis Media Group of Raleigh, North Carolina and features predominantly l ...

WZJS WZJS (100.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Banner Elk, North Carolina, United States, it serves the Banner Elk area. The station is currently owned by Curtis Media Group. History WZJS was started in 1989 ...

for a price of $2.2 million, and

(from Dale Hendrix) in 2004 for $1.58 million. Aisling went into

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, and George Reed of Media Services Group was appointed to manage the stations until a buyer was found. Later in the year,

purchased the stations. On February 24, 2013, WECR-FM changed their format from

adult contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quie ...

Mix 102.3 to country, simulcasting

106.1 FM. On February 28, 2014, the station changed their call sign to the current WWMY.

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* WMY Country radio stations in the United States {{NorthCarolina-radio-station-stub