Radio
Radio is a common form of entertainment and news-gathering in Appalachia, and, like television, it was an important tool to alert the people about the impending tornadoes in March.
There are four area FM and three AM radio stations that broadcast to Kermit:
WKQR 92.7 FM WXCC 96.5 FM WVOW-FM and WVOW (101.9 FM and 1290 AM) WHQX 107.7 FM WHJC 1360 AM WBTH 1400 AM
These stations broadcast country music, sports games, radio talk and news stories.
The logo for the second 100,000 watt station in West Virginia, founded in 1978