Cumberland, Maryland, has several media outlets, most carrying some form of satellite programming. WCBC-AM and the Cumberland Times-News actively collect their local news content, while WFRB-FM has some local news content, but do not actively collect it.
Aside from some local news programming, virtually no mass media content originates from Cumberland. The local media tends to rebroadcast Hagerstown, Baltimore and Washington, DC, television stations for news coverage.
Commercial Media is available from such companies as Allegany Media, and Commercial Video. Both companies as based out of Cumberland, Maryland.
Print Allegany Magazine (Cumberland) Bedford Gazette (Bedford, PA) Cumberland Times-News (Cumberland) Daily American (Somerset, PA) Keyser Mineral Daily News-Tribune (Keyser, WV) Morgan Messenger (Berkeley Springs, WV)
Historic
1808-1809: Cumberland Impartialist 1809-1809: American Eagle 1813-1818: Allegany Freeman 1814-181?: Alleghany Federalist 1814-1814: Cumberland Gazette 1820-1867: Alleganian 1823-1832: Advocate, and Farmers' & Mechanics' Register 1823-1835: Maryland Advocate 1828-1882: Civilian 1829-1851: Cumberland Civilian 1832-1838: Advocate 1833-1840: Phoenix Civilian 1843-1902: Cumberland Alleganian 1851-185?: Unionist 1851-1856: Cumberland Miners' Journal Cumberland 1852-1859: Cumberland Telegraph 1859-1875: Civilian & Telegraph 1861-1861: Democratic Alleganian 1862-1867: Allegany County Gazette 1862-1868: Cumberland Union 1869-186?: Mountain City Times 1872-1891: Cumberland Daily Times 1876-1877: Cumberland Alleganian and Daily Times 1877-1878: Daily Alleganian and Times 1877-1879: Alleganian and Times 1878-1881: Cumberland Times 1879-187?: Independent 1881-1884: Daily Times 1882-1890: Sunday Civilian 1890-189?: Daily News 1890-189?: Weekly Civilian 1891-189?: Cumberland Freie Presse 1894-1895: Sunday Scimitar 1912-191?: Cumberland Press 1892-1916: Evening Times 1935-193?: Cumberland Guide 1871-1938: Cumberland Daily News 1937-1938: Voice 1938-1942: Voice of Labor 1942-194?: CIO News: Western Maryland edition 1961-1961: Allegany Garrett Citizen 1961-1983: Citizen 1938-1988: Cumberland News 1916-1988: Cumberland Evening Times 1988–present: Cumberland Times-News
References Albert L. Feldstein, Feldstein's Historic Banner Front Pages of the Cumberland Daily News, Cumberland News and Cumberland Evening News vol I: 20th Century (Cumberland: Albert L. Feldstein, 1986). Albert L. Feldstein, Feldstein's Historic Newspapers of Allegany County vol. II: 19th and 20th Centuries (Cumberland: Albert L. Feldstein, 1987)
Radio Cumberland is served by 18 radio stations, 14 FM and 4 AM. Most are owned by local companies, such as WTBO-WKGO Corporation, LLC, which owns WFRB 560/WFRB-FM 105.3, WRQE 106.1 and WTBO-AM 1450; Cumberland Broadcasting Company owns two stations, WCBC-AM 1270/FM 107.1. Others are owned by West Virginia Radio Corporation out of nearby Morgantown, WV.
FM band
Call Letters Frequency City Format Owner Notes WAIJ 90.3 Grantsville, Maryland Religious He's Alive, Inc. simulcasts on WLIC-FM/Frostburg WFWM 91.9 Frostburg, Maryland Public Radio/NPR Frostburg State University simulcasts on 96.3 in Oakland WQZS 93.3 Meyersdale, Pennsylvania Oldies Roger Wahl branded as "QZ-93" WQZK 94.1 Keyser, West Virginia Contemporary Hit Radio West Virginia Radio Corporation switched to CHR on 01/09/07 WLIC 97.1 Frostburg, Maryland Religious He's Alive, Inc. simulcasts WAIJ-FM/Grantsville W253AB 98.5 Cumberland, Maryland Country WTBO-WKGO Corporation, LLC simulcasts WFRB-FM/Frostburg WDZN 99.5 Midland, Maryland Country West Virginia Radio Corporation branded as "The Wolf" WVMD 100.1 Romney, West Virginia Active Rock West Virginia Radio Corporation simulcasts on 99.9 in Cumberland WDYK 100.5 Ridgeley, West Virginia Adult Contemporary West Virginia Radio Corporation branded as Magic 100.5 WWPN 101.1 Westernport, Maryland Contemporary Christian Ernest F. Santmyire branded as "Spirit 101" W271AT 102.1 Cumberland, Maryland Contemporary Hit Radio West Virginia Radio Corporation simulcasting WQZK to Cumberland proper W280CF 103.9 Cumberland, Maryland Religious Cedar Ridge Children's Home & School, Inc. re-broadcasts on WCRH-FM/Williamsport, MD WVXS 104.1 Romney, West Virginia Classic Country West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind WFRB-FM 105.3 Frostburg, Maryland Country WTBO-WKGO Corporation, LLC market's #1 station WRQE 106.1 Cumberland, Maryland Classic Rock/Modern Rock WTBO-WKGO Corporation, LLC branded as "Rocky 106" WCBC-FM 107.1 Keyser, West Virginia Oldies Cumberland Broadcasting Corporation branded as "Oldies 107" all stations listed cover Cumberland with a city grade signal
AM band
Call Letters Frequency City Format Owner Notes WFRB 560 Frostburg, Maryland News/Talk/Sports WTBO-WKGO Corporation, LLC WCMD 1230 Cumberland, Maryland All Sports/ESPN West Virginia Radio Corporations was top 40 WCUM in the '60s WCBC 1270 Cumberland, Maryland Full Service Cumberland Broadcasting Corporation #1 AM Station WTBO 1450 Cumberland, Maryland Standards/Sports WTBO-WKGO Corporation, LLC all stations listed cover Cumberland with a city grade signal
Television Cumberland and the surrounding area are part of the Washington, D. C. television market.
Cumberland is home to TBN translator, W43BP, broadcast from nearby Cresaptown, Maryland. Channel 43 covers Cumberland and Frostburg with a city-grade signal simulcasting TBN's main signal. W43BP has requested a "construction permit" to broadcast as a digital (or HD) low-power translator. This will be done "flash-cut" when it does happen. W43BP is carried on Atlantic Broadband cable channel 49 for Cumberland, Frostburg, and Keyser. W43BP is owned by Trinity Broadcasting Network.
Local TV news is provided by Hagerstown station, WDVM-TV 25. Rarely though is Cumberland or any part of Western Maryland featured unless it is a large story.
Cable television Atlantic Broadband provides cable service to Cumberland. Nearby communities Frostburg, Maryland, Keyser, West Virginia and Grantsville, Maryland are served Comcast (formerly Adelphia).
See also Maryland media List of newspapers in Maryland List of radio stations in Maryland List of television stations in Maryland Media of locales in Maryland: Baltimore, College Park, Frederick, Gaithersburg