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WMBO (AM)

Coordinates: 42°57′05″N 76°35′08″W / 42.9514°N 76.5856°W / 42.9514; -76.5856 (WMBO)
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WMBO
Simulcasting WSEN Mexico, New York
Broadcast area
Frequency1340 kHz
BrandingThe Dinosaur
Programming
FormatClassic hits
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WFBL, WMVN, WOLF, WOLF-FM, WOSW, WSEN, WSIV, WVOA-LD
History
First air date
March 23, 1927 (1927-03-23) (at 1310)[1]
Former call signs
  • WMBO (1927–1998)
  • WKGJ (1998–2000)
  • WWLF (2000–2013)
  • WMBO (2013–2016)
  • WNDR (2016–2017)
Former frequencies
1310 kHz (1927–1941)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID25001
ClassC
Power1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
42°57′05″N 76°35′08″W / 42.9514°N 76.5856°W / 42.9514; -76.5856 (WMBO) (single tower)[3]
Translator(s)106.1 W291CV (Auburn)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.dinofm.com

WMBO (1340 kHz) is an AM 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. WMBO serves as a simulcast of WSEN (103.9 FM), and is relayed on FM translator W291CV (106.1).

History

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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. It was during this time that famed disc jockey Dick Biondi had his first on-air radio experience, reading a radio advertisement for WMBO as a child at some point in the early 1940s.[4]

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.[5][6] 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.[7] The all-Beatles stunt, branded as WBTL,[8] remained on the station for the first few months of 2014, before being replaced by a simulcast of the "Dinosaur Radio" classic hits format originating from sister station WNDR (now WSEN).

Translator

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Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
W291CV 106.1 FM Auburn, New York 147996 210 D 42°57′5.2″N 76°35′3.8″W / 42.951444°N 76.584389°W / 42.951444; -76.584389 (W291CV) LMS

References

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  1. ^ "Auburn Radio Station Opens" (PDF). Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. March 23, 1927. Retrieved January 30, 2008.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMBO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "WMBO". FCCInfo. Cavell, Mertz & Associates, Inc. October 16, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2007.
  4. ^ Feder, Robert (July 2, 2023). "Dick Biondi, Chicago's definitive voice of Top 40 radio, dies at 90". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  5. ^ North East RadioWatch: April 23, 1999
  6. ^ North East RadioWatch: 1999 in Review
  7. ^ All-Christmas “Holly-FM” stunting changes to all-Beatles format - CNYRadio.com
  8. ^ Fybush, Scott (January 27, 2014). Remembering Chet Curtis. NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
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