WOMM-LP

Last updated
WOMM-LP
Frequency 105.9 MHz
Programming
Format Variety
Ownership
OwnerThe Big Heavy World Foundation, Inc.
History
First air date
Autumn 2007
Technical information
Facility ID 135702
Class L1
ERP 100 Watts
HAAT 15 Meters
Transmitter coordinates
44°28′37″N73°12′41″W / 44.47694°N 73.21139°W / 44.47694; -73.21139

WOMM-LP (105.9 FM) is 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."

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WOMM had a 100-watt mono signal and broadcasts within Chittenden County, Vermont. The station was conceived in the early 2000s by Lee Anderson and Jim Lockridge and began broadcast in late 2007. [1] There were more than 70 volunteers on the staff. [2] The station's license was cancelled on June 20, 2024.

Programming

The format of WOMM was variety and features a daily programming schedule which may range from heavy rock and punk to classical and talk, depending on the personalities currently on the station.

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References

  1. "105.9 The Radiator". Big Heavy World. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  2. Hallenbeck, Brent (20 May 2010). "Voice of the People". Burlington, Vermont: Burlington Free Press. pp. 1D.