WMOS

Infobox Radio station
name = WMOS


city = Stonington, Connecticut
area = Southeastern Connecticut, southern Rhode Island
branding = "102.3 FM The Wolf"
slogan = "The Shoreline's Classic Rock"
airdate = 1981
frequency = 102.3 MHz
format = Classic rock
power =
erp = 3,000 watts
haat = 100 meters
class = A
facility_id = 60251
owner = Citadel Broadcasting (operated by Mohegan Sun)
webcast =
website = http://www.1023thewolf.com
callsign_meaning = W MOhegan Sun
sister_stations = WQGN, WSUB, WXLM
former_callsigns = WFAN (1981-1984) WORQ (1984-1987) WVVE (1987-2000) WAXK (2000-2002) WUXL (2002-2003) WXLM (2003-2008)
affiliations =

WMOS "(102.3 The Wolf)" is a classic rock radio station that targets the Connecticut shoreline (namely the New London-Groton area) even though it is licensed to Stonington, Connecticut. It broadcasts at 102.3 MHz with 3 kilowatts ERP from a tower located in Stonington. The station is owned and operated by Citadel Broadcasting and is "powered by Mohegan Sun," the casino in Uncasville. The Mohegan Sun casino also hosts the station's studios.

On March 17th, WMOS changed its frequency from 104.7 FM to 102.3 FM, swapping frequencies with sister station WXLM).

History

102.3 FM was an Oldies formatted radio station known as "102.3 The Wave" and had the call letters WVVE until December 29, 1999, when Citadel purchased the station and flipped formats to Hard rock as "ROCK 102". [http://bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-000107.html] . They soon changed calls to WAXK. [http://www.fybush.com/yir-2000.html] "ROCK 102" flipped to a Classic Hits format under the moniker "XL 102" and the WUXL call letters in February 2002. [http://bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-020211.html] . "XL 102" featured the syndicated Bob & Tom Morning show. In February 2003 "XL 102" was one of two stations that gave away tickets to a Great White Concert in West Warwick, Rhode Island, which ultimately became the scene of one of the deadliest fires in Rhode Island's history. [http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Northeast/02/21/deadly.nightclub.fire/] (The other station being Clear Channels's WHJY in Providence, Rhode Island). In March 2003, a few weeks after the fire "XL 102" flipped formats to Adult Contemporary music and changed its calls to the current WXLM. (The format change is rumored to be just a coincidence). As AC formatted "MIX 102", WXLM competed against long-time ratings leader "Soft Rock 106.5", WBMW. [http://www.fybush.com/nerw-yir2003.html] . WXLM dumped its Adult Contemporary format and began simulcasting the news/talk format of sister station WSUB AM 980 in April 2005. WSUB began promoting the simulcast in mid-March. [http://www.fybush.com/NERW/2005/050321/nerw.html] . WXLM officially became "News-Talk 102.3 FM" in late June 2005, after sister station WSUB, went Spanish as "Magia 980". [http://www.fybush.com/NERW/2005/050704/nerw.html]

On March 17th 2008, WMOS switched frequencies from 104.7FM to 102.3FM. At the same time, News/Talk 102.3FM WXLM switched frequencies to 104.7FM. Both formats remained the same.

Citadel Broadcasting also owns 104.7 WXLM FM(Talk) WSUB 980 AM(Tropical)and 105.5 FM WQGN(Contemporary Hit Radio) in the New London market.

"The Fat Man" Lee Elci is also featured on Citadel sister station 104.7 WXLM M-F from 6am-9am. Lee Elci was also a pro Baseball player in the St. Louis Cardinals franchise.

Program Director Kevin O'Conner,

Recently Evan Groom returned to nights and replaced Angie as the night Jock on 104.7 the Wolf.

On-Air

Weekdays

pecial Timeslots

External links

* [http://www.1023thewolf.com 102.3 The Wolf Website]
*FMQ|WMOS
*FML|WMOS
*FMARB|WMOS
* [http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WMOS&service=FM&status=L&hours=U Coverage map for WMOS]