WMMM-FM
Encyclopedia
WMMM-FM is a radio station serving the Madison, Wisconsin
area. The station is owned by Entercom Communications
and runs an adult album alternative
format as "105-5 Triple M." WMMM-FM also airs "The Delta," a 24-hour blues music format on its HD Radio
subchannel (105.5-HD2
).
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
area. The station is owned by Entercom Communications
Entercom Communications
Entercom Communications Corporation is the fourth-largest broadcasting company in the United States. As of November 2009, Entercom operates 110 radio stations in 23 markets across the United States....
and runs an adult album alternative
Adult album alternative
Adult album alternative is a radio format. A spinoff from the album-oriented rock format, its roots trace to the 1960s and 1970s from the earlier freeform and progressive formats....
format as "105-5 Triple M." WMMM-FM also airs "The Delta," a 24-hour blues music format on its HD Radio
HD Radio
HD Radio, which originally stood for "Hybrid Digital", is the trademark for iBiquity's in-band on-channel digital radio technology used by AM and FM radio stations to transmit audio and data via a digital signal in conjunction with their analog signals...
subchannel (105.5-HD2
HD2
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).
Local programming
- Jonathan and Kitty in the Morning - morning show hosted by Jonathan Suttin and Kitty Dunn, featuring visits by Wisconsin State JournalWisconsin State JournalThe Wisconsin State Journal is a daily newspaper published in Madison, Wisconsin by Lee Enterprises. The newspaper, the second largest in Wisconsin, is primarily distributed in a 19 county region in south-central Wisconsin...
columnist Doug Moe, Capital TimesCapital TimesThe Capital Times is a newspaper published in Madison, Wisconsin by The Capital Times Company. The newspaper is primarily distributed in a 19-county region in south-central Wisconsin. The Capital Times formerly published paper editions Mondays through Saturdays, with a weekday circulation of...
/77 Square editor Rob Thomas, former Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, and occasional in-studio musical performances ("Talent Round-Up Day"). - New Music Thursday - highlighting new and current releases, with a new song played at the top of each hour from 6:00am to 6:00pm. Longtime on-air personality and former station music director Gabby Parsons also pays a visit to Jonathan & Kitty's show to profile music from recently-released albums.
- The Radio Deli (weekdays) - host Pat Gallagher features songs related to a certain theme, such as a historic event, an artist's birthday, or even a concert announcement.
- Friday Feature (Fridays) - Songs and features profiling specific artists and events throughout the day.
- The Nine O'Clock News - New releases are featured nightly.
- Live from Studio M - live performances and interviews with local and national artists.
- Project M - an annual reality-styleReality televisionReality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
competition featuring local artists; the champion sees one of their songs added to the station playlist and receives the opportunity to open for an Atlantic RecordsAtlantic RecordsAtlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
artist in concert.
Former local features
- The Dream CD (weekdays during Jonathan & Kitty) - four listener-requested songs plus a letter explaining why the songs were chosen.
- Q & A (weekday afternoons) - a question was asked and listeners suggested songs (or more precisely, songs with titles) that answered the question.
- New Age Corner (occasionally during Jonathan & Kitty) - guests discussed everything from ear candling to cosmic debriefing.
Syndicated programming
- Little Steven's Underground Garage (Saturdays)
- Acoustic Cafe (Sundays)
- e-Town (Sundays)
- The Grateful Dead Hour (Sundays)