WMCR is a radio station

Radio station

Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

 broadcasting a news/talk

Talk radio

Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...

 format, simulcasting WFBL

WFBL

WFBL, located at 1390 kHz on the AM dial, is a talk and news radio station owned by Buckley Broadcasting and serving the city of Syracuse, New York....

. Licensed to Oneida, New York

Oneida, New York

Oneida is a city in Madison County located west of Oneida Castle and east of Canastota, New York, United States. The population was 10,987 at the 2000 census. The city, like both Oneida County and the nearby silver and china maker, takes its name from the Oneida tribe...

, 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

WMCR-FM

WMCR-FM is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. The morning host on WMCR is Todd Emanuelli. Licensed to Oneida, New York, USA, the station serves central New York with an emphasis on Madison and Oneida counties. The station is currently owned by Leatherstocking Media Group....

(106.3 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.