WMBO (AM)

WMBO
City Auburn, New York
Broadcast area Finger Lakes/Syracuse metropolitan area
Branding The Dinosaur
Frequency 1340 kHz
First air date March 23, 1927[1]
Format Classic hits
(WSEN simulcast)
Power 1,000 watts
Class C
Facility ID 25001
Transmitter coordinates 42°57′5.2″N 76°35′3.8″W / 42.951444°N 76.584389°W / 42.951444; -76.584389 (WMBO) (single tower)[2]
Former callsigns WMBO (1927–1998)
WKGJ (1998–2000)
WWLF (2000–2013)
WMBO (2013–2016)
WNDR (2016–2017)
Former frequencies 1310 kHz (1927-1941)
Owner Craig Fox (91%)
(WOLF Radio Inc.)
Sister stations WOLF, WMVN, WCIO
Webcast Listen Live
Website dinofm.com

WMBO (1340 AM) is a radio station licensed to Auburn, New York, United States. The station serves the western Syracuse metropolitan area. The station is 51% owned by Craig Fox, who also owns several other radio and low-power TV stations in the state of New York.


History

WMBO signed on in 1927, initially broadcasting at 1310 AM.

As a result of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement, in 1941 the station was reallocated to its current frequency.

In 1998, the call sign changed to WKGJ. On May 3, 1999, WKGJ (alongside WOLF and WOLF-FM) became the Radio Disney affiliates in the Syracuse metropolitan area.[3][4] The station later changed its call sign to WWLF in 2000.

In December 2013, WMBO dropped the WOLF simulcast and flipped to all-Beatles programming.[5]

After carrying an all-Beatles stunt branded as WBTL[6] for the first few months of 2014, the station is now simulcasting the "Dinosaur Radio" classic hits format originating from sister station WSEN.

References

  1. ↑ "Auburn Radio Station Opens" (PDF). Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. March 23, 1927. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
  2. ↑ "WMBO". FCCInfo. Cavell, Mertz & Associates, Inc. 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2007-10-19. Using NAD83 coordinates instead of FCC standard NAD27 because NAD83 is closer to WGS-84.
  3. ↑ North East RadioWatch: April 23, 1999
  4. ↑ North East RadioWatch: 1999 in Review
  5. ↑ All-Christmas “Holly-FM” stunting changes to all-Beatles format - CNYRadio.com
  6. ↑ Fybush, Scott (January 27, 2014). Remembering Chet Curtis. NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved January 27, 2014.


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