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[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID1220
ClassB
Power2,500 watts
Transmitter coordinates
41°33′14″N 72°48′07″W / 41.55389°N 72.80194°W / 41.55389; -72.80194
Translator(s)102.5 W273DS (Meriden)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.hartfords1025.com

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.[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. The station was licensed to Silver City Crystal Company.[5] An FM sister station, WMMW-FM (95.7), would be added by that December.[6]

On March 5, 2014, Buckley Broadcasting announced that it would sell its Connecticut radio stations, including WMMW, to Connoisseur Media.[7] 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;[8] the sale was completed on March 29, 2018.[9]

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

References

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


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