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Coordinates: 44°34′56″N 70°37′59″W / 44.58222°N 70.63306°W / 44.58222; -70.63306
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WRMO-FM
Broadcast areaOxford County, Maine
Frequency100.7 MHz
BrandingWOXO Country 92.7 & 100.7
Programming
FormatSilent (was country)
Ownership
Owner
  • Gleason Media Group (sale pending to Bennett Radio Group)
  • (Mountain Valley Broadcasting, Inc.)
WEZR, WOXO-FM, WPNO, WTME
History
First air date
September 15, 1988; 36 years ago (1988-09-15)[1]
Former call signs
WTBM (1987–2016)
WOXO-FM (2016–2019)
WEZR-FM (2019)
Technical information
Facility ID46323
ClassC3
ERP850 watts
HAAT388 meters (1,273 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
44°34′56″N 70°37′59″W / 44.58222°N 70.63306°W / 44.58222; -70.63306
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitewoxo.com

WRMO-FM (100.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Mexico, Maine. The station is owned by Gleason Radio Group and licensed to Mountain Valley Broadcasting, Inc. Established in 1988 as WTBM, WRMO-FM is silent; for much of its history, it broadcast a country music format simulcast with WOXO-FM (92.7).

History

WRMO-FM signed on September 15, 1988[1] as WTBM, owned by Tanist Broadcasting Corporation and programming country music, album-oriented rock, and adult contemporary music.[2] Mountain Valley Broadcasting bought WTBM in 1990[3] and converted it to a simulcast of WOXO-FM (92.7).[4] The station took on the WOXO-FM call letters on August 1, 2016;[5] the call sign became available to 100.7 after the 92.7 FM facility became hot adult contemporary station WEZR-FM, with WOXO's country music programming airing on 100.7 FM and on WOXO (1450 AM and 96.9 FM).[6][7]

In April 2019, the country format moved from WOXO (AM) back to WEZR-FM, retaining the simulcast on WOXO-FM.[8] On September 27, 2019, the WEZR-FM call sign moved to 100.7, with 92.7 returning to WOXO-FM;[9] on October 8, 100.7's call sign was changed to WRMO-FM.[5]

WRMO-FM, along with its sister stations, went off the air March 29, 2020, citing financial considerations that included expected reduction in advertising revenue attributed to COVID-19.[10] The stations had been up for sale following the death of owner Dick Gleason in February 2019.[11] A sale of the Gleason Media Group stations to Bennett Radio Group is pending.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. pp. D-200–1. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  2. ^ The Broadcasting Yearbook 1990 (PDF). 1990. pp. B-142. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 8, 1990. p. 64. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  4. ^ Fybush, Scott. "Maine Radio History, 1971–1996". The Archives at BostonRadio.org. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Call Sign History (WRMO-FM)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  6. ^ Crosby, Christopher (August 1, 2016). "Radio station WOXO changes frequencies". Sun Journal. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  7. ^ Venta, Lance (July 29, 2016). "WEZR & WOXO Lewiston On The Move". RadioInsight. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  8. ^ Venta, Lance (April 4, 2019). "WOXO & WEZR Swap Frequencies". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  9. ^ [1] Rdaioinsight - October 6, 2019
  10. ^ "WOXO says farewell to listeners; Gleason Radio Group to go silent after 45 years". Lewiston Sun Journal. March 25, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  11. ^ Venta, Lance (March 25, 2020). "Gleason Media To Shut Down Cluster In Lewiston/Auburn". RadioInsight. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  12. ^ Binnie VP/Programming Stan Bennett Acquires Silent Maine Cluster Lance Venta, Radio Insight, May 26, 2020.