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===1980s=== On July 17, 1980, Metromedia applied for a construction permit to increase the station's ERP to 29,000 watts. The FCC granted the permit on July 17, 1981, followed by a new license with the upgraded facilities on August 1, 1981.<ref name="historycards"/> WMMR's license was transferred to Metropolitan Broadcasting Corporation on October 22, 1986.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=93169 |title=Assignment of License [WMMR] |date=October 22, 1986 |website=fcc.gov |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=April 8, 2018}}</ref> On October 26, 1987, Metropolitan Broadcasting applied for a construction permit to change the transmitter location to "Building Rooftop 1650 Market St., Philadelphia, PA" (the address of [[Liberty Place|One Liberty Place]]) and increase the station's HAAT to {{convert|271|m|ft|sp=us}}. The FCC granted the permit on May 1, 1989.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=105957 |title=Minor Change to a Licensed Facility [WMMR] |date=October 26, 1987 |website=fcc.gov |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=April 8, 2018}}</ref> On October 26, 1989, WMMR was purchased by [[Westinghouse Broadcasting|Group W]] Radio Acquisition Company, with the sale consummating on December 7, 1989, thus becoming a sister station to [[KYW-TV]] and [[KYW (AM)|KYW radio]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=131372 |title=Transfer of Control [WMMR] |date=December 7, 1989 |website=fcc.gov |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=April 8, 2018}}</ref>
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