WOMM-LP
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|---|---|
| Frequency | 105.9 MHz |
| Branding | The Radiator |
| Programming | |
| Format | Variety |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | The Big Heavy World Foundation, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | September 22, 2007 (2007年9月22日) |
Last air date | 2024 (2024) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 135702 |
| Class | L1 |
| ERP | 100 watts |
| HAAT | 15 meters (49 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°28′44′′N 73°12′50.3′′W / 44.47889°N 73.213972°W / 44.47889; -73.213972 |
WOMM-LP (105.9 FM) was a federally licensed, low-power, non-commercial community radio station based in Burlington, Vermont. WOMM featured a variety of formatted shows driven by the on-air personalities who staff the station. It used the slogan "The Radiator, Burlington's community radio station broadcasting with 100 watts of fury."
WOMM had a 100-watt mono signal and broadcast within Chittenden County, Vermont. The station was conceived in the early 2000s by Lee Anderson and Jim Lockridge of Vermont music agency Big Heavy World and signed on September 22, 2007.[1] [2] There were more than 70 volunteers on the staff by 2010.[3] In 2014, Big Heavy World's offices and WOMM-LP relocated to space at Burlington College.[4] The station's license was cancelled on June 20, 2024.
Programming
[edit ]The format of WOMM was variety and featured a daily programming schedule which may range from heavy rock and punk to classical and talk, depending on the personalities currently on the station.
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Hallenbeck, Brent (December 6, 2007). "'Human-experience radio': The Radiator aims to be a community radio station". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. pp. 1C, 5C . Retrieved February 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "105.9 The Radiator". Big Heavy World. Archived from the original on November 24, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
- ^ Hallenbeck, Brent (May 20, 2010). "Voice of the People: Community radio stations boost Vermonter's on-air opportunities". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. p. Weekend 1. Retrieved February 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Krantz, Laura (September 26, 2014). "Big Heavy World relocates to Burlington College". VTDigger]. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
- Low-power FM radio stations in Vermont
- Radio stations in Burlington, Vermont
- Radio stations established in 2007
- 2007 establishments in Vermont
- Defunct radio stations in the United States
- Radio stations disestablished in 2024
- 2024 disestablishments in Vermont
- Defunct community radio stations in the United States