WBOM
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| Broadcast area | CentralConnecticut |
| Frequency | 1470kHz |
| Branding | 102.5 Hartford's R&B Station |
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban adult contemporary |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | June 8, 1947 |
Former call signs |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 1220 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 2,500 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°33′14.35″N72°48′5.35″W/ 41.5539861°N 72.8014861°W |
| Translator(s) | 102.5W273DS (Meriden) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WBOM(1470AM) is acommercialradio stationlicensedtoMeriden, Connecticut,and covering CentralConnecticut.The station broadcasts anurban adult contemporaryformat, aimed at theHartfordarea. The station is owned by Full Power Radio, through Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation.[2][3]WBOM's programming is also heard onFM translatorW273DS (102.5); the station's branding emphasizes the FM frequency.
History
[edit]The station's originalconstruction permitwas granted by theFederal Communications Commissionon January 2, 1947; it was initially assigned the call sign WMMB, but changed to WMMW on March 4.[4]It began broadcasting June 8, 1947, on 1470 kHz with 1,000 watts of power. The station was licensed to Silver City Crystal Company.[5]An FM sister station, WMMW-FM (95.7), would be added by that December.[6]
On March 5, 2014,Buckley Broadcastingannounced that it would sell its Connecticut radio stations, including WMMW, toConnoisseur Media.[7]The sale was completed on July 7, 2014, at a price of $7,922,035. Connoisseur sold WMMW, along with the other Talk of Connecticut stations (except forWWCOin Waterbury),WDRC-FMin Hartford, andW272DOin New Haven, to Red Wolf Broadcasting for $8 million in January 2018;[8]the sale was completed on March 29, 2018.[9]
The call sign was changed to WBOM on April 28, 2020.[10]The station went silent in March 2022, and returned as "The New 102.5" on March 11, 2022.[11]
Translator
[edit]| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP(W) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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| W273DS | 102.5 FM | Meriden, Connecticut | 202641 | 250 | D | 41°42′13″N72°49′55″W/ 41.70361°N 72.83194°W | LMS |
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for WBOM".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"WBOM Facility Record".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.
- ^"WMMW Station Information Profile".Nielsen Audio.
- ^"WMMW (WBOM) history cards"(PDF).CDBS Public Access.Federal Communications Commission.RetrievedMay 4,2020.
- ^"WMMW Meriden, Conn. Makes Official Debut"(PDF).Broadcasting. June 30, 1947.RetrievedSeptember 30,2014.
- ^Broadcasting-Telecasting Yearbook Number 1949(PDF).1949. p. 300.RetrievedApril 10,2022.
- ^Fillo, Maryellen (March 5, 2014)."Buckley Sells WDRC And CT Stations To Connoisseur".Hartford Courant.Archived fromthe originalon March 5, 2014.RetrievedMarch 5,2014.
- ^"Connoisseur Sells Hartford's WDRC, 3 Others to Red Wolf".Inside Radio.January 16, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 9,2019.
- ^Cooper, Joe (March 30, 2018)."Red Wolf completes purchase of five CT radio stations".Hartford Business Journal.RetrievedFebruary 9,2019.
- ^"Call Sign History".FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^"Adult R&B Comes To Hartford".RadioInsight.RetrievedApril 11,2022.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 1220in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- Facility details for Facility ID 1220 (WBOM)in the REC Networks database
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