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| callsign_meaning = MetroMedia Stereo | former_callsigns = W8XUB (1946–47) WHKX (1947–48) WHK-FM (1948–68) | former_frequencies = 107.1 MHz (1946–47) | affiliations = City Club of Cleveland Cleveland Indians Radio Network iHeartRadio Lake Erie Monsters Premiere Networks Premium Choice Total Traffic and Weather Network United Stations Radio Networks WOIO/Cleveland | owner = iHeartMedia, Inc. | licensee = Citicasters Licenses, Inc. | sister_stations = WAKS, WGAR-FM, WHLK, WMJI, WTAM | webcast = (Listen Live ) HD2: (Listen Live ) | website = |}} WMMS (100.7 FM) – branded 100.7 WMMS: The Buzzard – is a commercial radio station licensed to Cleveland, Ohio, serving Greater Cleveland and much of surrounding Northeast Ohio. Widely regarded as one of the most influential rock stations in America throughout its history,〔〔〔〔 the station has also drawn controversy for unusually aggressive tactics both on and off the air.〔〔〔 Owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., and broadcasting a mix of active rock and hot talk, WMMS serves as the flagship station for ''Rover's Morning Glory'', the Cleveland affiliate for ''The House of Hair with Dee Snider'', and the home of radio personality Alan Cox. The station also serves as the FM flagship for the Cleveland Cavaliers and Cleveland Indians radio networks. Besides a standard analog transmission, WMMS broadcasts over two HD Radio channels, and is available online via iHeartRadio. The HD2 digital subchannel, which airs alternative rock under the brand 99X, serves as the local affiliate for ''Sixx Sense with Nikki Sixx'', and shares limited local coverage of the Lake Erie Monsters. WMMS-HD2 also simulcasts over Cleveland translator W256BT (99.1 FM). The WMMS studios are located at the former Centerior Energy building in the Cleveland suburb of Independence, while the station transmitter resides in neighboring Seven Hills. The WMMS call letters first referred to an owner – "MetroMedia Stereo" – but have since taken on a variety of other meanings. ==Overview== Created in April 1974 as "an ironic twist on Cleveland's down-and-out reputation as a decaying Rust Belt city," the station's longtime promotional mascot has been '.〔 In 1981, ''Radio & Records'' identified "the malevolent feathered figure" as "the best-known station symbol in the country."〔 "De-emphasized" in the fall of 2007, the scavenger was revived the following spring to coincide with the station's 40th anniversary and with the arrival of morning personality Rover.〔〔 Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, WMMS had a stable of personalities that remained fundamentally unchanged,〔〔 attained a dominant market share in the local ratings〔〔〔〔 and posted market record-high figures "never duplicated by any other station."〔〔 WMMS played a key role in breaking several major acts in the U.S., including David Bowie, Rush, and Bruce Springsteen.〔 Station employees went on to take director and executive-level positions in the recording industry, namely with labels RCA, Mercury, and Columbia.〔〔 Considered "a true radio legend," WMMS DJ Kid Leo was chosen for ''Rolling Stone's'' "Heavy Hundred: The High and Mighty of the Music Industry" (1980) and named "The Best Disc Jockey in the Country" in a special 1987 issue of ''Playboy''.〔〔 Noted filmmakers, including Cameron Crowe (''Almost Famous'') and Paul Schrader (''Light of Day''), have called on both The Buzzard and its personnel while preparing for various rock-themed productions.〔〔 WMMS was also a major driving force behind the successful campaign to bring the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to Cleveland.〔〔 ''Rolling Stone'' named WMMS "Best Radio Station" (Large Market) nine straight years (1979–87) as part of the magazine's annual Readers' Poll,〔 but the station admitted to stuffing the 1987 ballot following a February 1988 front-page story in ''The Plain Dealer'' exposing manipulation.〔〔〔 Seven years later, members of the station's staff and management pled guilty to disrupting a national broadcast of ''The Howard Stern Show'' that originated via the local Stern affiliate, cross-town rival WNCX. A federal offense, the act nearly cost WMMS its broadcasting license.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「WMMS」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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