WBOM

WBOM (1470 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Meriden, Connecticut and covering Central Connecticut. WBOM is part of a three station talk radio simulcast, along with 610 WSNG, Torrington and the home base, 1360 WDRC, Hartford. The three stations use the slogan "The Talk of Connecticut" featuring a local morning show hosted by Gary Byron, with nationally syndicated conservative talk programs the rest of the day, including Mike Gallagher, Dana Loesch, Ben Shapiro and Lars Larson.

WBOM
Satellite of WDRC, Hartford
CityMeriden, Connecticut
Broadcast areaCentral Connecticut
Frequency1470 kHz
SloganThe Talk of Connecticut
Programming
FormatTalk
AffiliationsWestwood One
Salem Radio Network
Talk Radio Network
Fox News Radio
Ownership
OwnerRed 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
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.talkofconnecticut.com

The three stations are owned by Red Wolf Broadcasting and feature programming from Westwood One, the Talk Radio Network and the Salem Radio Network.[1][2] Most hours begin with world and national news from Fox News Radio.

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 1000 watts of power. The station was licensed to Silver City Crystal Company.[4]

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

The call sign was changed to WBOM on April 28, 2020.[8]

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 30 September 2014.
  5. 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.
  6. "Connoisseur Sells Hartford's WDRC, 3 Others to Red Wolf". Inside Radio. January 16, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  7. Cooper, Joe (March 30, 2018). "Red Wolf completes purchase of five CT radio stations". Hartford Business Journal. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  8. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.


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