WDOM

WDOM
City Providence, Rhode Island
Slogan "WDOM isn't a station, its a people."
Frequency 91.3 MHz
First air date 1981
Format College/Indie
ERP 125 watts
HAAT 40 meters (131 feet)
Class A
Facility ID 53676
Transmitter coordinates 41°50′39″N 71°26′14″W / 41.84417°N 71.43722°W / 41.84417; -71.43722
Owner Providence College
Website wdom913fm.com

WDOM (91.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Providence, Rhode Island, United States. The station is currently owned by Providence College.[1][2]

Station history

WDOM began in 1949 and continues to service the Providence College community and the city of Providence. The station broadcasts indie, hip-hop, alternative, punk, electronica, rap, dance, classic rock, jazz, and country music.

In 2014, WDOM received a facelift and was outfitted with brand new broadcasting equipment, (mics, computers, soundboad emergency alert systems). The station remains state of the art today and broadcasts daily shows from 6am-2am, respectively. WDOM is famous for hosting open mic nights in the local on-campus bar and its outdoor spring music festival, Stuartstock.

WDOM also conducts on-air interviews with national recording artists. In the 2015-2016 academic year, WDOM has interviewed Acid Dad,[3] Guster,[4] Wild Sun,[5] Surfer Blood,[6] and Foxtrax. A recording of each interview is posted under the blog tab of the station's website.

References

  1. ↑ "WDOM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ "WDOM Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ↑ "ACID DAD". www.aciddad.com. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  4. ↑ "Guster - News". www.guster.com. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  5. ↑ "HOME". Wild Sun. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  6. ↑ "Splash". SURFER BLOOD. Retrieved 2016-02-12.


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