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WDMO
Broadcast areaEau Claire, Wisconsin
Frequency95.7 MHz
BrandingThunder Country 95.7
Programming
FormatCountry music
Ownership
OwnerZoe Communications
WCSW, WGMO, WIXK, WPLT
History
First air date
November 17, 1978
Former call signs
WRDN-FM (1978-2002)
WYLT (2002-2002)
WJRV (2002-2003)
Technical information
Facility ID65632
ClassA
ERP4,000 watts
HAAT124 meters
Transmitter coordinates
44°56′33″N 92°24′59″W / 44.94250°N 92.41639°W / 44.94250; -92.41639
Links
WebsiteZoe Communications Website

WDMO (95.7 FM) is a radio station, broadcasting a country music format in Baldwin, Wisconsin. The station is currently owned by Zoe Communications, Inc.[1][2]

History

Originally licensed to Durand, Wisconsin, the station went on the air as WRDN-FM on November 17, 1978. While licensed to Durand, the station operated on 95.9 FM. For much of its history, however, the station operated from studios in Menomonie, a larger city closer to the Eau Claire broadcast market.

The station changed its call sign to WYLT on January 1, 2002, to WJRV on January 17, 2002, and to the current WDMO on April 1, 2003.[3]

The station formerly also had an AM translator in Durand, operating on 1430 AM with the call sign WQOQ. The AM translator returned to the original WRDN call sign in 2011.

In 2008, Zoe Communications was granted a construction permit to move the station from Durand to Baldwin, which would also see its frequency changed to the current 95.7 FM.[4] The station relaunched in Baldwin with its current branding and format on April 5, 2012. The AM translator was sold to Durand Broadcasting, which relaunched it as a separate station in Durand with the call sign WRDN.[4]

References

  1. ^ "WDMO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ "WRDN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "WDMO Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ a b News Archive for April 2012. Northpine.com, April 2012.