Editing WMMR (section)

{{Short description|Active rock radio station in Philadelphia}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name               = WMMR
| logo               = WMMR logo.png
| logo_size          = <!-- optional when used with image parameter, specifies image size -->
| logo_alt           = <!-- optional when used with image parameter, specifies image alternate (alt) text -->
| caption            = <!-- optional when used with image parameter, specifies image caption -->
| city               = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
| country            = US
| area               = [[Delaware Valley]]
| branding           = 93-3 WMMR
| frequency          = {{Frequency|93.3|[[MHz]]}} {{HD Radio}}
| translator         =
| repeater           = 
| airdate            = {{Start date and age|1942|4|20}} (as W49PH)<ref name="BPP">{{cite web |url=http://www.broadcastpioneers.com/w53ph-1942.html |title=The Beginning of FM Broadcasting in Philadelphia |date=2007 |website=broadcastpioneers.com |access-date=December 9, 2016}}</ref>
| format             = [[Active rock]]
| subchannels        = HD2: Live rock
| language           = English
| erp                = {{ubl|16,500 watts (analog)|165 watts (digital)<ref name="digital notif">{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1575385&Service=FD&Form_id=335&Facility_id=25438 |title=FCC 335-FM Digital Notification [WMMR] |date=September 19, 2013 |website=fcc.gov |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=December 9, 2016}}</ref>}}
| haat               = {{convert|264|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class              = B
| facility_id        = 25438
| coordinates        = {{coord|39|57|9.4|N|75|10|3.6|W|region:US-PA_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning   = [[Metromedia]] Radio
| former_callsigns   = {{ubl|W47PH (1941)|W49PH (1941&ndash;1943)|WIP-FM (1943&ndash;1966)}}
| former_frequencies = {{ubl|44.7 MHz (1941)|44.9 MHz (1941&ndash;1946)|97.5 MHz (1946&ndash;1948)}}
| affiliations       = {{ubl|[[United Stations Radio Networks]]|[[Philadelphia Flyers]] Radio Network}}
| operator           = 
| owner              = [[Beasley Broadcast Group]]
| licensee           = Beasley Media Group Licenses, LLC
| sister_stations    = [[WBEN-FM]], [[WMGK]], [[WPEN (FM)|WPEN]], [[WTEL (AM)|WTEL]], [[WTMR]], [[WWDB]], [[WXTU]]
| webcast            = {{ubl|{{Listen live|url=http://wmmr.com}}|{{IHeartRadio|933-wmmr-5296}}}}
| website            = {{URL|wmmr.com}} 
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
'''WMMR''' (93.3 [[FM broadcasting|FM]], "93-3 WMMR") is a commercial radio station licensed to serve [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]. The station is owned by the [[Beasley Broadcast Group]] through licensee Beasley Media Group, LLC and broadcasts an [[active rock]] [[radio format]]. The station's studios and offices are located in [[Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania|Bala Cynwyd]] and the transmitter is atop [[Liberty Place|One Liberty Place]] at ({{coord|39|57|9.4|N|75|10|3.6|W}}) in [[Center City, Philadelphia|Center City Philadelphia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WMMR |title=FM Query Results for WMMR |website=fcc.gov |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=April 8, 2018}}</ref>

WMMR broadcasts using [[HD Radio]].<ref name="digital notif"/> Its HD2 subchannel plays live rock performances and sessions in WMMR's studios.

WMMR carries [[Philadelphia Flyers]] [[ice hockey|hockey]] games when its [[sports radio|all-sports]] [[sister station]] 97.5 [[WPEN (FM)|WPEN]] is airing another sporting event and cannot broadcast the Flyers game. WMMR is the home of ''[[Preston and Steve]]'', heard weekday mornings, and midday personality [[Pierre Robert (DJ)|Pierre Robert]], heard on WMMR since 1981.

In 2014, WMMR was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in its "Heritage Rock Stations" category.