WMMN (Radio station : Fairmont, West Virginia)

Scope and Contents Digital copies of photographs, song books, booklets, and other memorabilia documenting country western, bluegrass, gospel, and folk musicians and radio stations in West Virginia and neighboring states. The files represent four volumes of "West Virginia Country Western Photographs" collated by Ivan M. Tribe (author of several books on country and bluegrass music in West Virginia), as well as "Doc Williams' Border Riders Family Album" and "W-M-M-N Family Album 1941." Photographs include...

Overview

Three program log books of a Fairmont radio station, WMMN which was one of the earliest radio stations in north central West Virginia. WMMN was noted for producing its own country and western music shows including the Sagebrush Roundup, Buddy Starcher, and Grandpa Jones. It sold the largest volume of on-air personal inquiry advertisements of any station in the country.

Scope and Contents Two-hundred and nine (209) transcription disc sound recordings of programming for Radio Station WMMN of Fairmont, West Virginia. The discs include: political speeches and campaign advertisements pertaining to West Virginia elections; public service and information programming; and radio dramas and other entertainment such as plays, music, and interviews. Some national personalities appear in the broadcasts, including Fredric March, Don Knotts, Arthur Godfrey, Fred Allen, and Ray Milland....