WRMF

WRMF
Broadcast areaPalm Beach County / Broward County
Frequency97.9 MHz (HD Radio)
RDS979WRMF
Branding97.9 WRMF
Programming
FormatHot adult contemporary
Subchannels
Ownership
Owner
WEAT, WFTL, WIRK, WMBX, WMEN
History
First air date
March 17, 1957 (as WQXT-FM)
Former call signs
WQXT-FM (1957–1964)
WWOS (1964–1971)
WMUM (1971–1973)
WJNO-FM (1973–1980)[1]
Call sign meaning
Richard M. Fairbanks (previous owner)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID20436
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT411 meters (1355 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
26° 34' 31" N, 80° 14' 31" W
Translator(s)96.3 W242CI (Jupiter, relays HD4)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Listen Live (HD4)
Websitewrmf.com
party963.com (HD4)

WRMF (97.9 FM) is a commercial radio station in Palm Beach, Florida. It serves the northern sections of the Miami metropolitan area, including West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale. The station airs a hot adult contemporary radio format and is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting. The studios and offices are on Northpoint Parkway in West Palm Beach. For the past three decades, WRMF has been at or close to #1 in the West Palm Beach radio market ratings.

WRMF has an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts. The transmitter is in Lake Worth, west of U.S. Route 441.[3] WRMF is licensed to broadcast in the HD Radio digital format.[4][5] The HD2 subchannel simulcasts the talk radio format on sister station WFTL. The HD3 subchannel carries Haitian Creole talk and contemporary hits from co-owned WPBR. The HD4 subchannel carries a top 40 (CHR) format.

  1. ^ FCC Call Sign History page. Accessed 2006-09-02.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRMF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WRMF
  4. ^ "Station Search Details".
  5. ^ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=47 HD Radio Guide for West Palm Beach & Boca Raton