WMOS

This article is about the Stonington, Connecticut, radio station at 102.3 FM. For the Montauk, New York, radio station that held the call sign WMOS at 104.7 FM from 2001 until 2008, see WELJ. For Wikipedia's Manual of Style, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style.

WMOS
Broadcast area
Frequency102.3 MHz
Branding102.3 FM The Wolf
Programming
FormatClassic rock
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
OperatorMohegan Sun
WQGN-FM, WXLM
History
First air date
November 1981; 43 years ago (1981-11)[1]
Former call signs
  • WFAN (1981–1984)
  • WORQ (1984–1987)
  • WVVE (1987–2000)
  • WAXK (2000–2002)
  • WUXL (2002–2003)
  • WXLM (2003–2008)
Call sign meaning
Mohegan Sun
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID60251
ClassA
ERP3,000 watts
HAAT100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°24′23″N 71°50′13″W / 41.4065°N 71.8370°W / 41.4065; -71.8370
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.1023thewolf.com

WMOS (102.3 FM, "102.3 The Wolf") is a classic rock radio station that targets the Connecticut and Rhode Island coastlines from New London, Connecticut, to Wakefield, Rhode Island, and it is licensed to Stonington, Connecticut. It broadcasts at 102.3 MHz with 3 kilowatts ERP from a tower located in Westerly, Rhode Island. The station is owned and operated by Cumulus Media and is "powered by Mohegan Sun", the casino in Uncasville. The Mohegan Sun casino also hosts the station's studios.

On March 17, 2008, WMOS changed its frequency from 104.7 FM to 102.3 FM, swapping frequencies with sister station WXLM.

  1. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-80. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMOS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.