WIGY-FM (100.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Mexico, Maine. The station is owned by Stan Bennett, through licensee Bennett Radio Group, LLC. Established in 1988 as WTBM, WIGY-FM broadcasts a country music format, which it simulcasts with WOXO-FM (92.7).
| Simulcast of WOXO-FM, Norway, Maine | |
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| Broadcast area | Oxford County, Maine |
| Frequency | 100.7 MHz |
| Branding | WOXO Country 92.7 & 100.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
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| WEZR, WIGY, WOXO-FM, WPNO, Channel X Radio | |
| History | |
First air date | September 15, 1988[1] |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 46323 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 850 watts |
| HAAT | 388 meters (1,273 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°34′56.2″N 70°37′57.2″W / 44.582278°N 70.632556°W |
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| Webcast |
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| Website | woxo |
History
editWIGY-FM signed on September 15, 1988,[1] as WTBM, owned by Tanist Broadcasting Corporation and programming country music, album-oriented rock, and adult contemporary music.[3] Mountain Valley Broadcasting bought WTBM in 1990[4] and converted it to a simulcast of WOXO-FM (92.7).[5] The station took on the WOXO-FM call letters on August 1, 2016;[6] the call sign became available to 100.7 after the 92.7 FM facility became hot adult contemporary station WEZR-FM, with WOXO's country music programming airing on 100.7 FM and on WOXO (1450 AM and 96.9 FM).[7][8]
In April 2019, the country format moved from WOXO back to WEZR-FM, retaining the simulcast on WOXO-FM.[9] On September 27, 2019, the WEZR-FM call sign moved to 100.7, with 92.7 returning to WOXO-FM;[10] on October 8, 100.7's call sign was changed to WRMO-FM.[6]
WRMO-FM, along with its sister stations, went off the air March 29, 2020, citing financial considerations that included expected reduction in advertising revenue attributed to COVID-19.[11] The stations had been up for sale following the death of owner Dick Gleason in February 2019.[12] A sale of the Gleason Media Group stations to Bennett Radio Group was announced in May 2020,[13] and was consummated on August 5, 2020, at a sale price of $300,000.
On August 9, 2020, WRMO-FM changed its call letters to WIGY-FM; it returned to the air on August 10, once again simulcasting WOXO-FM as "WOXO Country".[14]
References
edit- ^ a b Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. pp. D-200–1. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ The Broadcasting Yearbook 1990 (PDF). 1990. pp. B-142. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 8, 1990. p. 64. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ Fybush, Scott. "Maine Radio History, 1971–1996". The Archives at BostonRadio.org. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ a b "Call Sign History (WIGY-FM)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ Crosby, Christopher (August 1, 2016). "Radio station WOXO changes frequencies". Sun Journal. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ Venta, Lance (July 29, 2016). "WEZR & WOXO Lewiston On The Move". RadioInsight. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ Venta, Lance (April 4, 2019). "WOXO & WEZR Swap Frequencies". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ [1] Rdaioinsight - October 6, 2019
- ^ "WOXO says farewell to listeners; Gleason Radio Group to go silent after 45 years". Lewiston Sun Journal. March 25, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ Venta, Lance (March 25, 2020). "Gleason Media To Shut Down Cluster In Lewiston/Auburn". RadioInsight. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ Binnie VP/Programming Stan Bennett Acquires Silent Maine Cluster Lance Venta, Radio Insight, May 26, 2020.
- ^ "WEZR Relaunches as WIGY Following Return of WOXO".
External links
edit- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 46323 (WIGY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WIGY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database