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WMMT (FM)

radio station in Whitesburg, Kentucky

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
Places and architectureInterpretive dossier study · Crown Archives visual atlas
Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 23, 2026
Entity authorityQ7952944 ↗
Source-derived summary

WMMT (88.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Whitesburg, Kentucky, United States. The station is currently owned by Appalshop, Incorporated.

2022 Kentucky floods

The station was damaged during the 2022 floods.

Translators

In addition to the main station, WMMT is relayed by an additional seven translators to widen its broadcast area.

Editorial summary

Begin with the source’s own compact description: “WMMT (FM)” is radio station in Whitesburg, Kentucky. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through WMMT, radio and station, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewMost useful as a place-based finding aid connecting the present description to earlier jurisdictions, maps and built evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2022—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. For this dossier, WMMT, radio and station is the immediate research focus.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The phrase “radio station in Whitesburg, Kentucky” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.

Evidence profile

The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7952944. VIAF identifies the subject as 137374071. The Library of Congress control number is n96120755. Authority coordinates are 37.111, -82.737. 2 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2022.

Critical limits

Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

Best used for
  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
Verify next

Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “WMMT (FM)”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow WMMT (FM) primary sources, WMMT (FM) archive and WMMT research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “WMMT (FM)”?
  2. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
  3. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “WMMT (FM)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.