WBOM
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Broadcast area | Central Connecticut |
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 1470 kHz |
| Branding | 102.5 Hartford's R&B Station |
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban adult contemporary |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
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| Class | B |
| Power | 2,500 watts |
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| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
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WBOM (1470 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Meriden, Connecticut, and covering Central Connecticut. The station broadcasts an urban adult contemporary format, aimed at the Hartford area. The station is owned by Full Power Radio, through Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation.[2][3] WBOM's programming is also heard on FM translator W273DS (102.5); the station's branding emphasizes the FM frequency.
History
The station's original construction permit was granted by the Federal Communications Commission on 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.[5] The station was licensed to Silver City Crystal Company.[6] An FM sister station, WMMW-FM (95.7), would be added by that December.[7]
On March 5, 2014, Buckley Broadcasting announced that it would sell its Connecticut radio stations, including WMMW, to Connoisseur Media.[8] 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 for WWCO in Waterbury), WDRC-FM in Hartford, and W272DO in New Haven, to Red Wolf Broadcasting for $8 million in January 2018;[9] the sale was completed on March 29, 2018.[10]
The call sign was changed to WBOM on April 28, 2020.[11] The station went silent in March 2022, and returned as "The New 102.5" on March 11, 2022.[12]
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for WBOM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WBOM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WMMW Station Information Profile". Nielsen Audio.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WMMW (WBOM) history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Station WMMW Opens Tomorrow". Meriden Record. Meriden, Connecticut. June 7, 1947. p. 1. Retrieved December 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WMMW Meriden, Conn. Makes Official Debut" (PDF). Broadcasting. June 30, 1947. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Broadcasting-Telecasting Yearbook Number 1949 (PDF). 1949. p. 300. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fillo, Maryellen (March 5, 2014). "Buckley Sells WDRC And CT Stations To Connoisseur". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Connoisseur Sells Hartford's WDRC, 3 Others to Red Wolf". Inside Radio. January 16, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Cooper, Joe (March 30, 2018). "Red Wolf completes purchase of five CT radio stations". Hartford Business Journal. Archived from the original on February 10, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Adult R&B Comes To Hartford". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
External links
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