WOMT
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| Broadcast area | Manitowoc–Two Rivers |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1240kHz |
| Branding | AM 1240 FM 107.9, WOMT |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult contemporary;full service |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Seehafer Broadcasting Corp |
| WCUB,WEMP,WLKN,WLTU,WQTC | |
| History | |
First air date | November 8, 1926 |
Call signmeaning | "World's Only Mikadow Theater" (station began on second floor of that facility, itself named for station founder and theater's owner, Francis M. Kadow) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 59610 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 992 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°7′31.00″N87°37′41.00″W/ 44.1252778°N 87.6280556°W |
| Translator(s) | 107.9W300EE (Manitowoc) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WOMT(1240AM) is a radio station inManitowoc, Wisconsinowned by locally based Seehafer Broadcasting. The station airs a mix of news, sports andadult contemporarymusic under afull serviceformat featuring local staff. Evening and weekend hours are provided byWestwood One's "Adult Contemporary"network. The station serves the twin cities of Manitowoc andTwo Rivers,along withSheboygan,AlgomaandKewaunee.
Programming
[edit]WOMT airs news and features fromCBS Radio,includingThe Osgood Fileand commentary fromDave Rossand bottom of the hour sports updates fromNBC Sports Radio,along with the locally basedMoney Talksfinancial program and several other local programs such asBe My Guestand theAir Exchange,and the Monday nightSports Talkprogram with Brewers Radio Network engineer Kent Sommerfeld as a regular guest. The station is the Lakeshore area's home ofBrewers,Bucks,Marquette Golden Eagles,Wisconsin BadgersandPackersplay-by-play, and also airs theNFL on Westwood One Sports;however the station only carries team play-by-play, forgoing the postgame shows of each radio network. The station also shares coverage ofManitowoc Lincoln,Two Rivers, and Manitowoc Roncalli High School sports with sister stationWQTC-FM.
History
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WOMT was first licensed on November 8, 1926, to the Mikadow Theater (Francis M. Kadow).[2]
Following the establishment of theFederal Radio Commission(FRC), stations were initially issued a series of temporary authorizations starting on May 3, 1927.[3]In addition, they were notified that if they wanted to continue operating, they needed to file a formal license application by January 15, 1928, as the first step in determining whether they met the new "public interest, convenience, or necessity" standard.[4]On May 25, 1928, the FRC issuedGeneral Order 32,which notified 164 stations, including WOMT, that "From an examination of your application for future license it does not find that public interest, convenience, or necessity would be served by granting it."[5]However, the station successfully convinced the commission that it should remain licensed.
On November 11, 1928, the FRC implemented a major reallocation of station transmitting frequencies, as part of a reorganization resulting from itsGeneral Order 40.WOMT was assigned to 1210 kHz.[6]
In early 2018, Seehafer Broadcasting filed for anFM translator stationinvolving WOMT with the FCC as part of the agency's January 2018 AM revitalization translator window;[7]the application was duplicative of one filed forWCUB,which it then decided to continue pursuing while seeking an alternate application for WOMT.[8]Seehafer then filed a second translator application for WOMT, which was successful and launched in May 2020, at the same time as WCUB's 97.1 translator
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for WOMT".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"New Stations",Radio Service Bulletin,November 30, 1926, page 4.
- ^"List of broadcasting stations issued temporary permits",Radio Service Bulletin,April 30, 1927, pages 6-14.
- ^"Extension of Broadcasting Station Licenses",Radio Service Bulletin,December 31, 1927, page 7.
- ^"Appendix F (2): Letter to and list of stations included in General Order No. 32, issued May 25, 1928",Second Annual Report of the Federal Radio Commission for the Year Ended June 30, 1928, Together With Supplemental Report for the Period From July 1, 1928, to September 30, 1928,pages 146-149.
- ^"Broadcasting Stations",Second Annual Report of the Federal Radio Commission(June 30, 1928), page 191.
- ^Venta, Lance (February 7, 2018)."Looking At The 873 New Translator Applications".RadioInsight.RetrievedMarch 30,2018.
- ^Ellis, Jon."2018 AM Revitalization Translators".Northpine.RetrievedMarch 30,2018.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 59610 (WOMT)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WOMTinNielsen Audio's AM station database
- FM translator
- Facility details for Facility ID 202714 (W300EE)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- W300EEat FCCdata.org