WRMO

WRMO

City	Milbridge, Maine
Broadcast area	Downeast, Maine - Hancock County, Washington County
Branding	93.7 and 94.1 The Wave
Slogan	Refreshing and Relaxing
Frequency	93.7 MHz
First air date	August 2005
Format	Soft Adult Contemporary
ERP	22,500 watts
HAAT	204 meters
Class	B
Facility ID	84096
Owner	Pine Tree Broadcasting, LLC (sale to Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation pending)
Sister stations	WBAN, WCYR, WGUY
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	waveradiomaine.com

WRMO (93.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Milbridge, Maine owned by Pine Tree Broadcasting, LLC^[1] that serves the Downeast coastal region of Maine including the city of Ellsworth and the towns of Bar Harbor and Machias. Known as “93-7 The Wave”, always playing “Refreshing and Relaxing Music”, the station features a Soft Adult Contemporary format.

History

WRMO originally was signed on in August 2005 as a 130-watt class A classic rock station by owner and broadcast engineer Lyle Robert Evans of Green Bay, Wisconsin and station manager Mike McSorley. Less than a year later, in June 2006, the station’s ownership was transferred to the estate of Mr. Evans.

In September 2006 the estate entered into a purchase agreement for WRMO with Mike McSorley. From September 2006 to October 20, 2010 the station programmed an adult standards/oldies adult contemporary format known as “Songs You Know and Music You Love” from studios in Steuben, Maine. Citing financial difficulties, the station fell silent on October 20, 2010.

On June 26, 2011 the estate of Mr. Evans sold WRMO to Pine Tree Broadcasting, LLC. The station temporally returned to the air broadcasting with 130 watts from Milbridge on September 20, 2011 through November 8, 2011. On March 24, 2012 at 1:46 AM EST, WRMO returned to the air once again as an upgraded class B station broadcasting with 22,500 watts from its new tower site in Franklin, Maine.

On November 16, 2016, Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation announced that it would acquire WRMO from Pine Tree Broadcasting for $150,000; the station flipped to Maine Public’s Classical network on December 1, 2016. WGUY (1230 AM) in Veazie and W231CH (94.1 FM) in Bangor will retain The Wave's Soft Adult Contemporary format.^[2]

References

↑ "WRMO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ Venta, Lance (November 16, 2016). "Maine Public Acquires WRMO". RadioInsight. Retrieved November 16, 2016.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WRMO

Radio-Locator information on WRMO

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WRMO

Radio stations in the Northern Maine/Downeast Maine market

By AM frequency	600 780 1240 1370 1390

By SW frequency	5.13, 7.49, 9.33, 15.42

By FM frequency	89.3 89.7 90.5 91.1 91.7 Eastport 91.7 Ellsworth 92.1 92.7 93.7 94.7 94.9 95.3 96.1 96.9 97.7 Caribou 97.7 Winter Harbor 98.1 99.1 100.1 101.1 101.9 102.3 102.9 103.1 105.7 106.1 106.5

By callsign	WALZ WBCQ WBCQ-FM WBFE WBPW WCRQ WCXU/WCXV/WCXX/W276AY WDEA WEGP WFST WHOU-FM WHMX WMED WMEF WMEM WNSX WOZI WQDY-FM WQHR WRMO WRNM WRPB WSHD WSYY WSYY-FM WTUX WUMM WUPI WWLN WXME

Defunct	WAGM/950 WQDY/1230 WHOU/1340 WRNE/89.1 WXMN/89.5 WUFK/92.1

Maine radio markets Augusta–Waterville Bangor Portland Other Maine radio regions Northern & Downeast Maine Lewiston–Auburn See also List of radio stations in Maine Northern New Brunswick Radio Fredericton Radio Saint John Radio Bas-Saint-Laurent Radio

Adult Contemporary radio stations in the state of Maine

Stations	WCME – Brunswick WCXU – Caribou WCXV – Van Buren WCXX – Madawaska WEZR — Lewiston WEZR-FM – Norway WFMX – Skowhegan WGUY – Veazie WHOU-FM – Houlton WKSQ – Ellsworth WNSX – Winter Harbor WRMO – Millbridge WQSK – Madison WQSS – Camden

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

Coordinates: 44°38′33″N 68°10′16″W / 44.6426°N 68.1711°W / 44.6426; -68.1711

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