Media in Cumberland, Maryland
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Cumberland, Maryland
has several media outlets, most carrying some form of satellite programming. WCBC-AM and the Cumberland Times-News actively collect their local news content, while WFRB-AM/FM,WTBO-AM,WKGO-FM also offer local news content.
Print
translator, W43BP, broadcast from nearby Cresaptown, Maryland
. Channel 43 covers Cumberland and Frostburg with a city-grade signal simulcasting TBN
's main signal. W43BP has requested a "construction permit" to broadcast as a digital (or HD) low-power translator. This will be done "flash-cut" when it does happen. W43BP is carried on Atlantic Broadband
cable channel 49 for Cumberland, Frostburg, and Keyser. W43BP is owned by Trinity Broadcasting Network.
Local TV news is provided by Hagerstown
station, WHAG-TV
NBC-25. Rarely though is Cumberland or any part of Western Maryland featured unless it is a large story.
provides cable service to Cumberland. Nearby communities Frostburg, Maryland
, Keyser, West Virginia
and Grantsville, Maryland
are served Comcast
(formerly Adelphia).
Cumberland, Maryland
Cumberland is a city in the far western, Appalachian portion of Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Allegany County, and the primary city of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 20,859, and the metropolitan area had a...
has several media outlets, most carrying some form of satellite programming. WCBC-AM and the Cumberland Times-News actively collect their local news content, while WFRB-AM/FM,WTBO-AM,WKGO-FM also offer local news content.
- Cumberland Times-NewsCumberland Times-NewsThe Cumberland Times-News is a seven-day morning daily newspaper serving Cumberland, Maryland, USA, and the surrounding areas of Allegany and Garrett counties in Maryland, and Mineral County in West Virginia....
(Cumberland) - Allegany Magazine (Cumberland)
- Daily American (Somerset, PA)
- Bedford Gazette (Bedford, PA)
- Keyser Mineral Daily News-Tribune (Keyser, WV)
- Morgan Messenger (Berkeley Springs, WV)
Historic
- 1808-1809: Cumberland Impartialist
- 1809-1809: American Eagle
- 1813-1818: Allegany Freeman
- 1814-181?: Alleghany Federalist
- 1814-1814: Cumberland Gazette
- 1820-1867: Alleganian
- 1823-1832: Advocate, and Farmers' & Mechanics' Register
- 1823-1835: Maryland Advocate
- 1828-1882: Civilian
- 1829-1851: Cumberland Civilian
- 1832-1838: Advocate
- 1833-1840: Phoenix Civilian
- 1843-1902: Cumberland Alleganian
- 1851-185?: Unionist
- 1851-1856: Cumberland Miners' Journal Cumberland
- 1852-1859: Cumberland Telegraph
- 1861-1861: Democratic Alleganian
- 1862-1867: Allegany County Gazette
- 1862-1868: Cumberland Union
- 1869-186?: Mountain City Times
- 1872-1891: Cumberland Daily Times
- 1876-1877: Cumberland Alleganian and Daily Times
- 1877-1878: Daily Alleganian and Times
- 1877-1879: Alleganian and Times
- 1878-1881: Cumberland Times
- 1879-187?: Independent
- 1881-1884: Daily Times
- 1882-1890: Sunday Civilian
- 1890-189?: Daily News
- 1890-189?: Weekly Civilian
- 1891-189?: Cumberland Freie Presse
- 1894-1895: Sunday Scimitar
- 1912-191?: Cumberland Press
- 1892-1916: Evening Times
- 1935-193?: Cumberland Guide
- 1871-1938: Cumberland Daily News
- 1937-1938: Voice (Cumberland Newspaper)
- 1938-1942: Voice of Labor
- 1942-194?: CIO News: Western Maryland edition
- 1961-1961: Allegany Garrett Citizen
- 1961-1983: Citizen
- 1938-1988: Cumberland News
- 1916-1988: Cumberland Evening Times
- 1988-present: Cumberland Times-NewsCumberland Times-NewsThe Cumberland Times-News is a seven-day morning daily newspaper serving Cumberland, Maryland, USA, and the surrounding areas of Allegany and Garrett counties in Maryland, and Mineral County in West Virginia....
Radio
Cumberland is served by 18 radio stations, 14 FM and 4 AM. Most are owned by local companies, such as WTBO-WKGO Corporation, LLC, which owns WFRB 560/WFRB-FM 105.3, WKGO-FM 106.1 and WTBO-AM 1450; Cumberland Broadcasting Company owns two stations, WCBC-AM 1270/FM 107.1. Others are owned by West Virginia Radio Corporation out of nearby Morgantown, WV.FM band
| Call Letters | Frequency | City | Format | Owner | Notes | |
| WAIJ WAIJ WAIJ is a non-profit, non-commercial corporation with studios and offices located along I-68 in Grantsville, Maryland. WAIJ was founded by The Johnson Family and came on the air in 1984. The "He's Alive Radio Network" has since grown to 6 stations throughout Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia... |
90.3 | Grantsville, Maryland Grantsville, Maryland Grantsville is a town in Garrett County, Maryland, United States. The population was 619 at the 2000 census.-History:Grantsville, 1/2 mile west of the Casselman River, began as a small Amish and Mennonite settlement, called Tomlinson's or Little Crossing, along Braddock rd., which wound westward... |
Religious | He's Alive, Inc. | simulcasts on WLIC-FM/Frostburg | |
| WFWM WFWM Radio Station WFWM is a public broadcast radio station headquartered at Frostburg State University in the Stangle Building. WFWM provides 24 hours of cultural and educational programming to the western most area of Maryland and adjacent areas of West Virginia and Pennsylvania. WFWM's main... |
91.9 | Frostburg, Maryland Frostburg, Maryland Frostburg is a city in Allegany County, Maryland, United States located at the head of the Georges Creek Valley. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,873 at the 2000 census... |
Public Radio/NPR NPR NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting... |
Frostburg State University | simulcasts on 96.3 in Oakland | |
| WQZS WQZS WQZS is an oldies and classic rock station that broadcasts from Meyersdale, Pennsylvania. WQZS also airs many oldtime radio shows. The station is 100 percent owned by Roger Wahl, a Larimer Township Supervisor, doing business as Target Broadcasting, Inc.... |
93.3 | Meyersdale, Pennsylvania Meyersdale, Pennsylvania Meyersdale is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, on the Casselman River, southeast of Pittsburgh. In the past, its chief industry was the mining of coal. Meyersdale was first settled as early as 1776, but the growth of the town dates from the advent of the first railroad in 1871. Coal... |
Oldies | Roger Wahl | branded as "QZ-93" | |
| WQZK | 94.1 | Keyser, West Virginia Keyser, West Virginia Keyser is a city in and the county seat of Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,303 at the 2000 census.- History :... |
Contemporary Hit Radio | West Virginia Radio Corporation West Virginia Radio Corporation West Virginia Radio Corporation or WVRC is a media corporation comprising exclusively radio stations and two radio networks based in the state of West Virginia.The company is controlled by Greer Industries, and the Greer Family.-Radio markets:... |
switched to CHR on 01/09/07 | |
| WLIC WLIC WLIC is a Southern Gospel and Contemporary Christian formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Frostburg, Maryland, serving the Frostburg/Cumberland area.... |
97.1 | Frostburg, Maryland Frostburg, Maryland Frostburg is a city in Allegany County, Maryland, United States located at the head of the Georges Creek Valley. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,873 at the 2000 census... |
Religious | He's Alive, Inc. | simulcasts WAIJ-FM/Grantsville | |
| W253AB WFRB-FM WFRB-FM is a country station that broadcasts from Finzel, Maryland. Due to the location of WFRB-FM's tower, their signal covers a great distance, as WFRB-FM is able to be heard from Fairmont, West Virginia to Frederick, Maryland east-to-west and from Altoona, Pennsylvania to Winchester, Virginia... |
98.5 | Cumberland, Maryland | Country | WTBO-WKGO Corporation, LLC | simulcasts WFRB-FM/Frostburg | |
| WVMD WVMD WVMD is a Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Midland, Maryland, serving the Frostburg/Cumberland area. WVMD is owned and operated by West Virginia Radio Corporation.-History:... |
99.5 | Midland, Maryland | Country | West Virginia Radio Corporation West Virginia Radio Corporation West Virginia Radio Corporation or WVRC is a media corporation comprising exclusively radio stations and two radio networks based in the state of West Virginia.The company is controlled by Greer Industries, and the Greer Family.-Radio markets:... |
branded as "The Wolf" | |
| WDZN WDZN WDZN is a Active Rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Romney, West Virginia, serving the Romney/Cumberland area. WDZN is owned by West Virginia Radio Corporation.-History:... |
100.1 | Romney, West Virginia Romney, West Virginia Romney is a city in and the county seat of Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,940 at the 2000 census, while the area covered by the city's ZIP code had a population of 5,873. It is a city with a very historic background dating back to the 18th century... |
Radio Disney Radio Disney Radio Disney is a radio network based in Burbank, California and headquartered out of the Disney Channel headquarters on West Alameda Ave., from where it has been based since November 2008. Prior to that, the network was based in Dallas, Texas... |
Charter Equities, Inc. | ||
| WDYK WDYK WDYK is an Adult Contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Ridgeley, West Virginia, serving the Cumberland/Frostburg/Keyser area. WDYK is owned and operated by West Virginia Radio Corporation.-History:... |
100.5 | Ridgeley, West Virginia Ridgeley, West Virginia Ridgeley is a town in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States, and part of the Cumberland Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 762 at the 2000 census but has fallen to 575 with the 2010 census.... |
Adult Contemporary | West Virginia Radio Corporation West Virginia Radio Corporation West Virginia Radio Corporation or WVRC is a media corporation comprising exclusively radio stations and two radio networks based in the state of West Virginia.The company is controlled by Greer Industries, and the Greer Family.-Radio markets:... |
branded as Magic 100.5 | |
| WWPN WWPN (FM) WWPN is a Contemporary Christian formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Westernport, Maryland, serving Western Maryland and the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia. WWPN is owned and operated by Santmyire Broadcasting.-History:... |
101.1 | Westernport, Maryland Westernport, Maryland Westernport is a town in Allegany County, Maryland, United States, located along the Georges Creek Valley. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,104 at the 2000 census.-History:... |
Contemporary Christian | Ernest F. Santmyire | branded as "Spirit 101" | |
| W271AT | 102.1 | Cumberland, Maryland | West Virginia Radio Corporation West Virginia Radio Corporation West Virginia Radio Corporation or WVRC is a media corporation comprising exclusively radio stations and two radio networks based in the state of West Virginia.The company is controlled by Greer Industries, and the Greer Family.-Radio markets:... |
simulcasting WQZK to Cumberland proper | ||
| W280CF WCRH WCRH at 90.5 FM is a religious radio station in Hagerstown, Maryland from Cedar Ridge Ministries.-External links:*... |
103.9 | Cumberland, Maryland | Religious | Cedar Ridge Children's Home & School, Inc. | re-broadcasts on WCRH-FM/Williamsport, MD | |
| WVSB WVSB WVSB is a Classic Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Romney, West Virginia, serving Romney and most of Hampshire County, West Virginia. WVSB is owned and operated by West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind.-History:... |
104.1 | Romney, West Virginia Romney, West Virginia Romney is a city in and the county seat of Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,940 at the 2000 census, while the area covered by the city's ZIP code had a population of 5,873. It is a city with a very historic background dating back to the 18th century... |
Classic Country | West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind The West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind were established by an Act of the Legislature on March 3, 1870. The School for the Deaf and the School for the Blind offer comprehensive educational programs for hearing impaired and visually impaired students respectively. There is also a unit for... |
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| WFRB-FM WFRB-FM WFRB-FM is a country station that broadcasts from Finzel, Maryland. Due to the location of WFRB-FM's tower, their signal covers a great distance, as WFRB-FM is able to be heard from Fairmont, West Virginia to Frederick, Maryland east-to-west and from Altoona, Pennsylvania to Winchester, Virginia... |
105.3 | Frostburg, Maryland Frostburg, Maryland Frostburg is a city in Allegany County, Maryland, United States located at the head of the Georges Creek Valley. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,873 at the 2000 census... |
Country | WTBO-WKGO Corporation, LLC | market's #1 station | |
| WKGO WKGO WKGO is an FM radio station at 106.1 mHz, serving the greater Cumberland, Maryland area. As "GO 106", it played the latest top 40 hits throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. Starting in the mid-'90s the format began to evolve, first to a roughly 50-50 mix of hot adult contemporary and classic hits,... |
106.1 | Cumberland, Maryland | Classic Rock | WTBO-WKGO Corporation, LLC | branded as "Go 106" | |
| WCBC-FM WCBC-FM WCBC-FM is an Oldies/Classic Rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Keyser, West Virginia, serving the Cumberland/Frostburg "metro" area. WCBC-FM is owned and operated by Cumberland Broadcasting Corporation.-History:... |
107.1 | Keyser, West Virginia Keyser, West Virginia Keyser is a city in and the county seat of Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,303 at the 2000 census.- History :... |
Oldies | Cumberland Broadcasting Corporation | branded as "Oldies 107" |
- all stations listed cover Cumberland with a city grade signal
AM band
| Call Letters | Frequency | City | Format | Owner | Notes |
| WFRB | 560 | Frostburg, Maryland Frostburg, Maryland Frostburg is a city in Allegany County, Maryland, United States located at the head of the Georges Creek Valley. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,873 at the 2000 census... |
News/Talk/Sports | WTBO-WKGO Corporation, LLC | |
| WCMD WCMD (AM) WCMD is a sports radio formatted broadcast radio station affiliated with ESPN Radio.WCMD is licensed to Cumberland, Maryland, serving the Cumberland/Frostburg area. WCMD is owned and operated by West Virginia Radio Corporation.-Sale of Station:... |
1230 | Cumberland, Maryland | All Sports/ESPN | West Virginia Radio Corporations | was top 40 WCUM in the '60s |
| WCBC | 1270 | Cumberland, Maryland | Full Service | Cumberland Broadcasting Corporation | #1 AM Station |
| WTBO WTBO WTBO is an Adult Standards/Sports Talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Cumberland, Maryland, serving Cumberland and Frostburg area... |
1450 | Cumberland, Maryland | Adult Standards | WTBO-WKGO Corporation, LLC |
- all stations listed cover Cumberland with a city grade signal
Television
Cumberland is home to TBNTrinity Broadcasting Network
The Trinity Broadcasting Network is a major American Christian television network. TBN is based in Costa Mesa, California, with auxiliary studio facilities in Irving, Texas; Hendersonville, Tennessee; Gadsden, Alabama; Decatur, Georgia; Miami, Florida; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Orlando, Florida; and New...
translator, W43BP, broadcast from nearby Cresaptown, Maryland
Cresaptown, Maryland
Cresaptown is a community located in Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America. It is an unincorporated community which, for United States Census Bureau purposes, is united with Bel Air to form the census-designated place of Cresaptown-Bel Air. Cresaptown's post office was established...
. Channel 43 covers Cumberland and Frostburg with a city-grade signal simulcasting TBN
Trinity Broadcasting Network
The Trinity Broadcasting Network is a major American Christian television network. TBN is based in Costa Mesa, California, with auxiliary studio facilities in Irving, Texas; Hendersonville, Tennessee; Gadsden, Alabama; Decatur, Georgia; Miami, Florida; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Orlando, Florida; and New...
's main signal. W43BP has requested a "construction permit" to broadcast as a digital (or HD) low-power translator. This will be done "flash-cut" when it does happen. W43BP is carried on Atlantic Broadband
Atlantic Broadband
Atlantic Broadband is a privately held cable company with headquarters in Quincy, Massachusetts. The company has over 700 employees and 285,000 customers in four operating regions: Florida, Maryland/Delaware, South Carolina and Central Pennsylvania...
cable channel 49 for Cumberland, Frostburg, and Keyser. W43BP is owned by Trinity Broadcasting Network.
Local TV news is provided by Hagerstown
Hagerstown, Maryland
Hagerstown is a city in northwestern Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Washington County, and, by many definitions, the largest city in a region known as Western Maryland. The population of Hagerstown city proper at the 2010 census was 39,662, and the population of the...
station, WHAG-TV
WHAG-TV
WHAG-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station for Hagerstown, Maryland. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 26 from a transmitter on Fairview Mountain west of Clear Spring. Owned by the Nexstar Broadcasting Group, the station has studios in the Alexander House Hotel on...
NBC-25. Rarely though is Cumberland or any part of Western Maryland featured unless it is a large story.
Cable television
Atlantic BroadbandAtlantic Broadband
Atlantic Broadband is a privately held cable company with headquarters in Quincy, Massachusetts. The company has over 700 employees and 285,000 customers in four operating regions: Florida, Maryland/Delaware, South Carolina and Central Pennsylvania...
provides cable service to Cumberland. Nearby communities Frostburg, Maryland
Frostburg, Maryland
Frostburg is a city in Allegany County, Maryland, United States located at the head of the Georges Creek Valley. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,873 at the 2000 census...
, Keyser, West Virginia
Keyser, West Virginia
Keyser is a city in and the county seat of Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,303 at the 2000 census.- History :...
and Grantsville, Maryland
Grantsville, Maryland
Grantsville is a town in Garrett County, Maryland, United States. The population was 619 at the 2000 census.-History:Grantsville, 1/2 mile west of the Casselman River, began as a small Amish and Mennonite settlement, called Tomlinson's or Little Crossing, along Braddock rd., which wound westward...
are served Comcast
Comcast
Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
(formerly Adelphia).