WBMW

WBMW

City	Pawcatuck, Connecticut
Broadcast area	New London, Connecticut
Branding	Soft Rock 106.5
Frequency	106.5 MHz (also on HD Radio)
Translator(s)	99.5 W258BI (New London, relays HD2)
First air date	December 24, 1992^[1]
Format	FM/HD1: Adult Contemporary Christmas music (Nov.-Dec.) HD2: Country "US 99.5" HD3: Oldies (WWRX simulcast)
ERP	12,500 watts
HAAT	141 meters
Class	B1
Facility ID	55404
Transmitter coordinates	41°26′3″N 72°0′8″W / 41.43417°N 72.00222°W / 41.43417; -72.00222Coordinates: 41°26′3″N 72°0′8″W / 41.43417°N 72.00222°W / 41.43417; -72.00222
Owner	Red Wolf Broadcasting
Sister stations	WJJF, WSKP
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wbmw.com

WBMW (106.5 FM, "Soft Rock 106.5") is an adult contemporary music formatted radio station licensed to Pawcatuck, Connecticut and serving the New London, Connecticut area. The station is owned by John Fuller's Red Wolf Broadcasting, Brian Ram is Red Wolf's VP/Programming and broadcasts at 106.5 MHz with an ERP of 12.5 kW.^[2]

History

previous logo

The station was assigned the call letters WVNL on August 9, 1991. On November 1, 1991, the station changed its call sign to the current WBMW;^[3] under this call sign, it signed on December 24, 1992.^[1]

A totally unrelated station which now has the call sign WLKK used to have this call sign from 1988 to 1991, and had a smooth jazz format.^[4]

WBMW moved its city of license from Ledyard, Connecticut to Pawcatuck on August 22, 2013.

References

1 2 Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-78. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
↑ "WBMW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "wbmw Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ online FCC reference for the call sign history of WLKK, which had the call WBMW from 1988 to 1991

External links

Official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for WBMW

Radio-Locator information on WBMW

Radio stations in the New London, Connecticut market

By AM frequency	980 1180 1230 1310

By FM frequency	88.1 89.1 90.9 92.9 94.5 96.7 97.7 98.3 98.7 100.9 102.3 105.5 106.5 Southern Rhode Island 95.9 99.3 103.7 107.7 Long Island, New York 89.9 94.9 104.7

By callsign	W233AG W258BI ¹ WBLQ WBMW WCNI WCTY WDUP-LP WELJ WICH WJJF WKIV WKNL WMNP WMOS WNLC WPKT WQGN-FM WSKP WSUB-LP WSUF WVEI-FM WWRX WXLM

Nearby markets New Haven Hartford Newport Long Island Providence ¹ = Construction permit

Adult Contemporary radio stations in the state of Connecticut

By frequency	1350 94.7 97.3 100.5 106.5 107.9

By callsign	WBMW WEBE WINY WMAS-FM WRCH WZBG

By community of license	Bridgeport Enfield Litchfield New Britain Pawcatuck Putnam Westport

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Connecticut

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