WMBO (AM)

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WMBO
Simulcasting WSEN Mexico, New York
Broadcast area Finger Lakes/Syracuse metropolitan area
Frequency 1340 kHz
BrandingThe Dinosaur
Programming
Format Classic hits
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
WFBL, WMVN, WOLF, WOLF-FM, WOSW, WSEN, WSIV, WVOA-LD
History
First air date
March 23, 1927 (at 1310) [1]
Former call signs
WMBO (1927–1998)
WKGJ (1998–2000)
WWLF (2000–2013)
WMBO (2013–2016)
WNDR (2016–2017)
Former frequencies
1310 kHz (1927-1941)
Technical information
Facility ID 25001
Class C
Power 1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
 42°57′05″N76°35′08″W / 42.9514°N 76.5856°W / 42.9514; -76.5856 (WMBO) (single tower) [2]
Translator(s) 106.1 W291CV (Auburn)
Links
Webcast Listen live
Website dinofm.com

WMBO (1340 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to Auburn, New York, United States. The station serves the western Syracuse metropolitan area. The station is 51% owned by Craig Fox, who also owns several other radio and low-power TV stations in the state of New York.

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History

WMBO signed on in 1927, initially broadcasting at 1310 AM.

As a result of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement, in 1941 the station was reallocated to its current frequency. It was during this time that famed disc jockey Dick Biondi had his first on-air radio experience, reading a radio advertisement for WMBO as a child at some point in the early 1940s. [3]

In 1998, the call sign changed to WKGJ. On May 3, 1999, WKGJ (alongside WOLF and WOLF-FM) became the Radio Disney affiliates in the Syracuse metropolitan area. [4] [5] The station later changed its call sign to WWLF in 2000.

In December 2013, WMBO dropped the WOLF simulcast and flipped to all-Beatles programming. [6]

After carrying an all-Beatles stunt branded as WBTL [7] for the first few months of 2014, the station is now simulcasting the "Dinosaur Radio" classic hits format originating from sister station WSEN.

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References

  1. ↑ "Auburn Radio Station Opens" (PDF). Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. March 23, 1927. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
  2. ↑ "WMBO". FCCInfo. Cavell, Mertz & Associates, Inc. 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2007-10-19.
  3. ↑ Feder, Robert (2023-07-02). "Dick Biondi, Chicago's definitive voice of Top 40 radio, dies at 90". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  4. ↑ North East RadioWatch: April 23, 1999
  5. ↑ North East RadioWatch: 1999 in Review
  6. ↑ All-Christmas “Holly-FM” stunting changes to all-Beatles format - CNYRadio.com
  7. ↑ Fybush, Scott (January 27, 2014). Remembering Chet Curtis. NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
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