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{{Infobox radio station
| name               = WMML
| above              = 
| logo               = 
| logo_size          = 
| city               = [[Glens Falls, New York]]
| area               = [[Template:Saratoga Radio|Saratoga area]]
| branding           = ''Big Country 104.9 & 97.9''
| frequency          = 1230 [[kHz]]
| translator         = 97.9 W250CC (Glens Falls)
| repeater = 104.9 [[WINU]] (Altamont)
| airdate            = {{start date and age|1959|5|28}}<ref name="by1999">{{cite magazine|title=Glens Falls|magazine=Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook|year=1999|page=D-300|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1999/D-Radio-NE-Ter-BC-YB-1999..pdf#page=31|access-date=April 19, 2017}}</ref>
| format             = [[Classic country]]
| power              = 1,000 [[watt]]s
| class              = C
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| facility_id        = 49715
| coordinates        = {{coord|43|19|45|N|73|38|54|W|region:US-NY_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning   =
| former_callsigns   = {{ubl|WSET (1959–1965)|WBZA (1965–1998)}}
| former_frequencies = 1410 kHz (1959–1982)
| affiliations       = {{ubl|[[Buffalo Bills Radio Network]]|[[New York Mets Radio Network]]}}
| owner              = [[Pamal Broadcasting]]
| licensee           = 6 Johnson Road Licenses, Inc.
| sister_stations    = {{hlist|[[WENU]]|[[WFFG-FM]]|[[WKBE]]|[[WNYQ]]}}
| webcast            = {{listenlive|https://www.bigcountrylegends.com/player/}}
| website            = [https://www.bigcountrylegends.com/ bigcountrylegends.com]
}}

'''WMML''' (1230 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[classic country]] [[radio format|format]]. Licensed to [[Glens Falls, New York]], United States, the station serves the Glens Falls area. Established in 1959 as WSET, the station is owned by [[Pamal Broadcasting]], through licensee 6 Johnson Road Licenses, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WMML |title=WMML Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>

==History==
What is now WMML began operations in 1959 as WSET, programming a [[middle of the road (music)|middle of the road]] format; for a time, the station studios were located in the Queensbury Hotel in Glens Falls. In 1965, WSET changed its call sign to WBZA; the new call sign arose from the station owner's respect for [[WBZ (AM)|WBZ]] in Boston. At the time, the station broadcast at 1410 AM with a "[[Daytimer|daytime only]]" license from the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC). At sunset each day, the station would leave the air until the next day at 6 a.m. In 1971, the format was changed to [[Top 40]]. During the later 1970s, WBZA evolved to more of an [[adult contemporary]] format, and it eventually changed frequencies to 1230 in late 1982. WBZA flipped formats in 1986 to nostalgia, calling itself "Real Music". The WBZA call sign was transferred [[WENU|1410 AM]] (which had returned to the air in 1988 under a new license as WSTL) in 1998; at that time, the station changed its call sign to WMML and took on a sports format.
[[File:WMML logo.png|thumb|Logo before translator sign on]]
The station signed off the air in early 2012 to build a new antenna and returned to the air in March. It was announced, when the station signed back on March 15, that WMML would be joining the [[New York Mets]] Radio Network, covering all 162 games, replacing [[WOFX (AM)|WOFX]], who decided to switch to the Boston Red Sox Radio Network for the 2012 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/Mets-land-affiliate-in-northern-Capital-Region-3409933.php |title=Mets land affiliate in northern Capital Region|work=Times Union|date=March 15, 2012}}</ref>

On March 9, 2023, WMML/W250CC flipped to classic country, assuming the format and branding of [[WKBE]], as "Big Country 97.9"; this was intended to make room for a new format to debut on WKBE.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/249625/big-country-on-the-move-in-glens-falls/|title=Big Country On The Move In Glens Falls|website=radioinsight.com|date=March 9, 2023}}</ref> After weeks of broadcasting on both 107.1 and 97.9, [[WKLI-FM]] began simulcasting on WKBE as "100.9/107.1 The Cat" on March 21, 2023. <ref>{{Cite web |date=March 21, 2023 |title=The Cat Expands In Albany Area |website=radioinsight.com |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/250087/the-cat-expands-in-albany-area/ |access-date=March 22, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>

On September 18, 2023, WMML/W250CC began a simulcast on [[WINU]] 104.9 Altamont, rebranding as "Big Country 104.9 & 97.9".<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/258970/alt-104-9-albany-flips-to-classic-country/ ALT 104.9 ALBANY FLIPS TO CLASSIC COUNTRY] Radioinsight - September 19, 2023</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{AM station data|49715|WMML}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|140096|W250CC}}
*{{FXL|W250CC}}

{{Saratoga Radio}}
{{Country Radio Stations in New York}}
{{Pamal Broadcasting}}

[[Category:Radio stations in New York (state)|MML]]
[[Category:Classic country radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Pamal Broadcasting]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1959]]
[[Category:1959 establishments in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Fox Sports Radio stations]]


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