WBOM

WBOM (1470 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Meriden, Connecticut, and covering Central Connecticut. The station broadcasts an R&B format, aimed at the Hartford area. The station is owned by Full Power Radio, through Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation.[1][2] WBOM's programming is also heard on FM translator W273DS (102.5); the station's branding emphasizes the FM frequency.

WBOM
Broadcast areaCentral Connecticut
Frequency1470 kHz
Branding102.5 Hartford's R&B Station
Programming
FormatR&B
AffiliationsPremiere Radio Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Full Power Radio
  • (Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation)
WDRC, WDRC-FM, WMRQ-FM, WNTY, WSNG
History
First air date
June 8, 1947 (1947-06-08)
Former call signs
WMMB (1947, CP)
WMMW (1947–2020)
Technical information
Facility ID1220
ClassB
Power2,500 watts
Transmitter coordinates
41°33′14″N 72°48′07″W
Translator(s)102.5 W273DS (Meriden)
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.hartfords1025.com

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.[3] It began broadcasting June 8, 1947, on 1470 kHz with 1,000 watts of power. The station was licensed to Silver City Crystal Company.[4] An FM sister station, WMMW-FM (95.7), would be added by that December.[5]

On March 5, 2014, Buckley Broadcasting announced that it would sell its Connecticut radio stations, including WMMW, to Connoisseur Media.[6] 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;[7] the sale was completed on March 29, 2018.[8]

The call sign was changed to WBOM on April 28, 2020.[9] The station went silent in March 2022, and returned as "The New 102.5" on March 11, 2022.[10]

References
  1. "WBOM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "WMMW Station Information Profile". Nielsen Audio.
  3. "WMMW (WBOM) history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  4. "WMMW Meriden, Conn. Makes Official Debut" (PDF). Broadcasting. June 30, 1947. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  5. Broadcasting-Telecasting Yearbook Number 1949 (PDF). 1949. p. 300. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  6. 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.
  7. "Connoisseur Sells Hartford's WDRC, 3 Others to Red Wolf". Inside Radio. January 16, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  8. Cooper, Joe (March 30, 2018). "Red Wolf completes purchase of five CT radio stations". Hartford Business Journal. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  9. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  10. "Adult R&B Comes To Hartford". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 11, 2022.


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