WMEN
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 640 kHz |
| Branding | Fox Sports 640 |
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| LanguageTemplate:Pluralize from text | English |
| Format | Sports radio |
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First air date | 1986 |
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Call sign meaning | Target audience of Men |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| 61080 | |
| Class | B |
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| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
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WMEN (640 AM) is a sports radio station licensed to Royal Palm Beach, Florida. The station primarily serves the West Palm Beach, Florida market and provides strong coverage of nearby Fort Lauderdale and Miami. Fox Sports 640 is a Fox Sports Radio affiliate, carrying hourly sports updates along with weekend and overnight programming. The station is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, with studios in West Palm Beach. Under Special Temporary Authority from the FCC, WMEN broadcasts at 25,000 watts daytime power and 4,500 watts nighttime power in order to overcome Cuban interference.[2]
Local programming
Currently, the only non-Fox Sports programming on WMEN, other than a Saturday Morning public affairs program, is Andy Slater in afternoon drive. [3] Joe Raineri & Steve Zemach, who were hosting from 6 am-9 am ET, exited on March 13, 2017.[4]
History
WMEN was initially religious brokered station WLVJ before swapping call signs, format, and dial positions with adult standards WJNA 1230 AM in 2003. As 'Unforgettable' WJNA the station was home to prominent South Florida radio personalities including Chuck Zink, Greg Budell, Ron Hersey and Joyce Kaufman.
WJNA dropped the adult standards format on October 23, 2006, becoming ManTalk 640 WMEN with syndicated talk programming appealing to males age 25–54. WMEN debuted as 640 Sports on March 3, 2008, retaining the WMEN call letters. Previous network affiliations include NBC Sports, CBS Sports, Yahoo! Sports Radio, and Sporting News Radio.
WMEN, along with co-owned stations KBXD, WFLL, and WFTL, was purchased out of bankruptcy from James Crystal Enterprises by Mark Jorgenson's ACM JCE IV B LLC in a transaction that was consummated on August 6, 2015, at a purchase price of $5.5 million.
Effective April 27, 2017, Alpha Media purchased WMEN and WFTL for $2 million.
On July 3, 2017, WMEN rebranded as "640 The Hurricane".[5]
On September 27, 2018, Alpha Media agreed to sell their cluster at West Palm Beach to Hubbard Radio.[6] The sale, at a price of $88 million, was consummated on January 23, 2019.
On August 30, 2019, WMEN rebranded as "Fox Sports 640".[7]
Previous logo
File:WMEN 640TheHurricane logo.png
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for WMEN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Correspondence Folder".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sinon, Jeremy (September 30, 2020). "The Andy Slater Show". Fox Sports 640 South Florida. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Joe Rainieri And Steve Zemach Exit As WMEN-A/West Palm Beach Drops Local Morning Show". All Access. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
- ^ WMEN Rebrands as 640 The Hurricane Radioinsight - July 3, 2017
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hubbard/Alpha Media West Palm Beach Purchase Price Revealed".
- ^ The Hurricane Flees West Palm Beach RadioInsight - August 30, 2019
External links
- WMEN official website
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- WMEN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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