WIGY-FM
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| Broadcast area | Oxford County, Maine |
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| Frequency | 100.7 MHz |
| Branding | WOXO Country 92.7 & 100.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Silent (was country) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WEZR, WOXO-FM, WPNO, WTME | |
| History | |
First air date | September 15, 1988[1] |
Former call signs | WTBM (1987–2016) WOXO-FM (2016–2019) WEZR-FM (2019) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 46323 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 850 watts |
| HAAT | 388 meters (1,273 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°34′56″N 70°37′59″W / 44.58222°N 70.63306°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | woxo |
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
- ^ a b Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. pp. D-200–1. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ The Broadcasting Yearbook 1990 (PDF). 1990. pp. B-142. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 8, 1990. p. 64. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ Fybush, Scott. "Maine Radio History, 1971–1996". The Archives at BostonRadio.org. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ a b "Call Sign History (WRMO-FM)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ Crosby, Christopher (August 1, 2016). "Radio station WOXO changes frequencies". Sun Journal. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ Venta, Lance (July 29, 2016). "WEZR & WOXO Lewiston On The Move". RadioInsight. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ Venta, Lance (April 4, 2019). "WOXO & WEZR Swap Frequencies". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ [1] Rdaioinsight - October 6, 2019
- ^ "WOXO says farewell to listeners; Gleason Radio Group to go silent after 45 years". Lewiston Sun Journal. March 25, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ Venta, Lance (March 25, 2020). "Gleason Media To Shut Down Cluster In Lewiston/Auburn". RadioInsight. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ Binnie VP/Programming Stan Bennett Acquires Silent Maine Cluster Lance Venta, Radio Insight, May 26, 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID WRMO ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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