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Radio Station WMMN, Fairmont Program Logs

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2993

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.

Dates

  • Creation: 1936-1941

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (Summary: 2 1/2 in. (3 unboxed ledgers))

Physical Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Geographic

Topical

Title
Radio Station WMMN, Fairmont Program Logs, 1936-41
Author
Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536