WMOM
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| City of license | Pentwater, Michigan |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Ludington, Michigan |
| Branding | WMOM 102.7 |
| Slogan | Always Listen to Your Mom |
| Frequency | 102.7 MHz |
| First air date | September 26, 1999 |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR)/Alternative hybrid |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 76507 |
| Callsign meaning | Mason-Oceana-Manistee (counties in coverage area) |
| Owner | Bay View Broadcasting |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wmom.fm |
WMOM (102.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR)/Alternative hybrid format. Licensed to Pentwater, Michigan, it serves the Ludington, Michigan area. It first began broadcasting in 1999.[1]
History
WMOM is owned by Bay View Broadcasting, Inc. The station broadcasts live from a storefront window at 206 Ludington Avenue in the historic section of Ludington, Michigan. Patrick Lopeman is the founder and principal owner of Bay View. Mr. Lopeman is a broadcast industry veteran who was also known as Pat Martin. Bay View also developed WXYQ 101.5 in Manistee, Michigan in 1994. Today WXYQ is known as WMTE-FM Classic Hits Kool 1015. Mr. Lopeman was also a founding member of Europa Communications which developed WPHD in Elmira, New York.
WMOM has twice been nominated at the NAB Marconi CHR station of the year in 2003 and 2004.[citation needed] WMOM has also been honored with numerous local and statewide broadcast awards.[citation needed]
Every year WMOM sponsors the annual "Lake Jump", a fundraiser that has contributed $175,768.70 to charities and building projects in western Michigan. In 2009, a website was established to document the history of the WMOM Lake Jump which started in 2000.
The station evolved from a Top 40 (CHR) to a Top 40 (CHR)/Alternative hybrid mix by 2007. The formula, according to the station owner, is "two-thirds Top 40 and one-third Alternative."[2] WMOM also plays unreleased demos of local and regional artists.
References
External links
- WMOM official website
- Lake Jump
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WMOM
- Radio-Locator information on WMOM
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WMOM
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