City Oneida, New York First air date September 26, 1956 Class D | Frequency 1600 kHz Format Silent | |
Power 1,000 watts day
20 watts night | ||
WMCR (1600 AM) is a radio station licensed to Oneida, New York, USA. The station is currently owned by Leatherstocking Media Group, Inc.
History
The station signed on September 26, 1956 as WONG, owned by John J. Geiger; it was transferred by 1959 to Madison County Broadcasting Corporation, which changed the call letters to WMCR in the early 1960s. The station was sold to Chenor Communications in 1965, and to Warren Broadcasting Company in 1969.
At one time, the station simulcast with sister station WMCR-FM (106.3 FM, now WCIT-FM), which Warren signed on in 1972. After co-owner Bill Warren died in 2005, his wife Vivian Warren maintained full ownership of the stations, but ultimately decided to sell in 2009 after receiving an offer from Leatherstocking Media Group. Leatherstocking immediately announced plans to split the simulcast, and did so on February 11, 2010, when the WFBL simulcast was implemented.
On September 2, 2016 WMCR went silent.