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Broadcast area | Delaware Valley |
Frequency | 93.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | 93-3 WMMR |
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Language(s) | English |
Format | Active rock |
Subchannels | HD2: Live rock |
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WBEN-FM, WMGK, WPEN, WTEL, WTMR, WWDB, WXTU | |
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First air date | April 20, 1942[1] | (as W49PH)
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Call sign meaning | Metromedia Radio |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 25438 |
Class | B |
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HAAT | 264 meters (866 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°57′9.4″N 75°10′3.6″W / 39.952611°N 75.167667°W |
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Website | wmmr |
WMMR (93.3 FM, "93-3 WMMR") is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group through licensee Beasley Media Group, LLC and broadcasts an active rock radio format. The station's studios and offices are located in Bala Cynwyd and the transmitter is atop One Liberty Place at (39°57′9.4″N 75°10′3.6″W / 39.952611°N 75.167667°W) in Center City Philadelphia.[4]
WMMR broadcasts using HD Radio.[3] Its HD2 subchannel plays live rock performances and sessions in WMMR's studios.
WMMR carries Philadelphia Flyers hockey games when its all-sports sister station 97.5 WPEN is airing another sporting event and cannot broadcast the Flyers game. WMMR is the home of Preston and Steve, heard weekday mornings, and midday personality Pierre Robert, heard on WMMR since 1981.
In 2014, WMMR was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in its "Heritage Rock Stations" category.