WIGY-FM
Simulcast of WOXO-FM, Norway, Maine
Broadcast areaOxford County, Maine
Frequency100.7 MHz
BrandingWOXO Country 92.7 & 100.7
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
Owner
  • Stan Bennett
  • (Bennett Radio Group, LLC)
WEZR, WIGY, WOXO-FM, WPNO
History
First air date
September 15, 1988 (1988-09-15)[1]
Former call signs
  • WTBM (1987–2016)
  • WOXO-FM (2016–2019)
  • WEZR-FM (2019)
  • WRMO-FM (2019-2020)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID46323
ClassC3
ERP850 watts
HAAT388 meters (1,273 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
44°34′56″N 70°37′59″W / 44.58222°N 70.63306°W / 44.58222; -70.63306
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewoxo.com

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).

History

WIGY-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

  1. 1 2 Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. pp. D-200–1. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ The Broadcasting Yearbook 1990 (PDF). 1990. pp. B-142. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 8, 1990. p. 64. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  5. ↑ Fybush, Scott. "Maine Radio History, 1971–1996". The Archives at BostonRadio.org. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Call Sign History (WIGY-FM)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  7. ↑ Crosby, Christopher (August 1, 2016). "Radio station WOXO changes frequencies". Sun Journal. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  8. ↑ Venta, Lance (July 29, 2016). "WEZR & WOXO Lewiston On The Move". RadioInsight. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  9. ↑ Venta, Lance (April 4, 2019). "WOXO & WEZR Swap Frequencies". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  10. ↑ Rdaioinsight - October 6, 2019
  11. ↑ "WOXO says farewell to listeners; Gleason Radio Group to go silent after 45 years". Lewiston Sun Journal. March 25, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  12. ↑ Venta, Lance (March 25, 2020). "Gleason Media To Shut Down Cluster In Lewiston/Auburn". RadioInsight. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  13. ↑ Binnie VP/Programming Stan Bennett Acquires Silent Maine Cluster Lance Venta, Radio Insight, May 26, 2020.
  14. ↑ "WEZR Relaunches as WIGY Following Return of WOXO".
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