WBMW

WBMW

Pawcatuck, Connecticut United States
Broadcast area	New London, Connecticut
Frequency	106.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Soft Rock 106.5 WBMW
Programming
Format	Adult contemporary
Subchannels	HD2: US 99.5 (country) HD3: Simulcast of WSKP (oldies) HD4: Bomba FM (tropical music)
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	Red Wolf Broadcasting
Sister stations	WJJF, WSKP, WWRX
History
First air date	December 24, 1992 (32 years ago) (1992-12-24)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	55404
Class	B1
ERP	12,500 watts
HAAT	141 meters (463 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°26′3″N 72°0′8″W
Translator(s)	HD2: 99.5 W258BI (New London) 101.7 MHz W269ED (Montville) HD3: 104.5 W283BW (New London)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live HD2: Listen live
Website	www.wbmw.com HD2: www.uscountry995.com

WBMW (106.5 FM) is an adult contemporary music formatted radio station. WBMW is licensed to Pawcatuck, Connecticut, and serves the New London area. The station is owned by John Fuller's Red Wolf Broadcasting. WBMW broadcasts with an ERP of 12.5 kW.^[3]

History

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;^[4] under this call sign, it signed on December 24, 1992.^[1] WBMW changed its city of license from Ledyard, Connecticut, to Pawcatuck on August 22, 2013.

Prior WBMW

Two other unrelated stations have held the call sign WBMW. WJFK-FM held this call sign from 1985 to 1988, with a new age format, and WLKK held this call sign from 1988 to 1991, and had a smooth jazz format.^[5]

References

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

External links

• Official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 55404 (WBMW) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WBMW in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 156163 (W258BI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• W258BI at FCCdata.org
• Facility details for Facility ID 155793 (W269ED) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• W269ED at FCCdata.org
• Facility details for Facility ID 147684 (W283BW) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• W283BW at FCCdata.org