WOBM (AM)
Adult contemporary | |
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| History | |
First air date | 1926 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Ocean, Burlington, Monmouth |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 14895 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 40°13′47.4″N 74°5′25.5″W / 40.229833°N 74.090417°W |
| Translator(s) | 96.7 W244EE (Asbury Park) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wobm |
WOBM (1310
History
The station began in 1926 as WDWM in Newark; it moved to Asbury Park as WCAP (for City of Asbury Park) in 1928.[2] In 1950, the station was purchased by the Asbury Park Press and renamed WJLK[2] as a sister station to WJLK-FM, which the newspaper placed on the air on November 20, 1947. The stations emphasized news coverage, using the paper's resources to produce 15-minute newscasts at the top of each hour, and a wide variety of programs including various types of music, talk and interviews.
In 1989, the newspaper sold the two stations to Devlin and Ferrari Broadcasting Company of New York for $12.5 million. The ownership changed again and during the time between the sale by the Press and the present day, various formats were tried, including
The station held the WJLK call sign until November 4, 1996, and was called WADB from that date until September 18, 2008.[3]
On June 25, 2007, WADB became a full-time
Millennium Radio renamed the station WBUD on September 18, 2008, before changing the name back to WADB on June 4, 2009.[3]
On September 3, 2010, WADB changed its format to oldies, simulcasting WOBM. Both stations continue to broadcast Lakewood BlueClaws minor league baseball and play-by-play of high school sports. On May 19, 2014, WADB changed its format
On February 1, 2022, at 10 am, after playing "
On July 10, 2023, WADB dropped the country format and began simulcasting the
WOBM AM went
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WOBM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ a b "WJLK (WOBM) history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ a b "Call Sign History". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ WOBM/WADB Shifts to Talk Radioinsight - May 19, 2014
- ^ WOBM/WADB Go to the Beach Radioinsight - January 3, 2017
- ^ Townsquare Launches Cat Country Jersey Shore Radioinsight - February 1, 2022
- ^ Venta, Lance (July 10, 2023). "WOBM-FM & WJLK Expand Coverage On The Jersey Shore". RadioInsight. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ Cat Country 107.3 is Your Local and Country Music News Spot Cat Country 107.3 - July 10, 2023
- ^ Stabbert, Martin (July 24, 2023). "Form 380 - Change Request". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ Venta, Lance (March 14, 2025). "Twenty Cumulus & Townsquare Media Stations Cease Operations With More To Come". RadioInsight. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ "Townsquare Takes Stations Dark, But Remains Committed To AM Radio". Inside Radio. March 17, 2025. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 14895 (WOBM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WOBM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for WOBM
- FM translator
- Facility details for Facility ID 202321 (W244EE) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W244EE at FCCdata.org