WMOS
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| City of license | Montauk, New York |
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| Broadcast area | Southeastern Connecticut, southern Rhode Island, eastern Long Island |
| Branding | 104.7 The Wolf |
| Slogan | "The Shoreline's Heritage Rock" |
| First air date | 1993 |
| Frequency | 104.7 MHz |
| Format | Classic Rock |
| Power | 6 kW |
| ERP | 6 kW |
| Class | A |
| Callsign meaning | W MOhegan Sun |
| Former callsigns | WBEA (1993-2001) |
| Owner | Citadel Broadcasting (operated by Mohegan Sun) |
| Website | thewolf.mohegansun.com |
WMOS (104.7 The Wolf) is a classic rock radio station that targets the Connecticut shoreline (namely the New London-Groton area) even though it is licenced to Montauk, New York at the eastern end of Long Island. It broadcasts at 104.7 MHz with 6 kilowatts ERP from a tower located in Montauk. The station is owned by Citadel Communications and is operated in part by Mohegan Sun in Uncasville and has its studios within Mohegan Sun.
The station is the local affiliate of The Opie and Anthony Show, which airs weekdays from 6-9 AM, and meanwhile features local personalities during the rest of the day.
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[edit] History
The 104.7 frequency first signed on in 1993 as WBEA, then based fully in Montauk. Initially, the station launched with an adult contemporary format near identical to that which had been heard on WHFM prior to its change to a relay of WBAB the previous year. However, within a year the format evolved to a Hot Adult Contemporary format with the Beach Radio name.
Beach Radio saw a level of success not seen by other stations located on the east end of Long Island as it rated not only in the full Long Island book on a regular basis, but in that of the New London, Connecticut market (where it had a city-grade signal) as well. Even with this, the various owners of WBEA kept Long Island as their main focus.
When then-WBEA owner AAA Entertainment purchased WBAZ and WBSQ in 2000, company began to realign its formats among its signals. After moving WBAZ to WBSQ's signal in May 2001, it was announced that WBEA would move to former WBAZ signal at 101.7 MHz with the 104.7 signal becoming a New London rimshot. During the interim period, 104.7 had the temporary WCSO calls.
In June 2001, AAA entered a deal with Mohegan Sun to program and operate the then-WCSO with AAA keeping technical operations. With the deal came a new format, classic rock, and the new calls of WMOS. AAA would later sell WMOS and sister WWKX in the Providence market to Citadel Communications in 2003 for $16 million.
[edit] On-Air
[edit] Weekdays
| Time | DJ |
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| 6 a.m. | Opie and Anthony |
| 9 a.m. | Julie Johnson (featuring The Headlines with James Hough every :30) |
| 1 p.m. | Mike English |
| 6 p.m. | Angie |
[edit] Special Timeslots
| Day | Time | DJ |
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| Friday | 10 p.m. | Dave Brayman |
| Saturday | Noon | Brian Roush |
| Saturday | 4 p.m. | Ed Carlson |
| Sunday | Noon | Sean Tyler |
[edit] External links
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FM Stations: 89.1 | 89.9 | 90.9 | 96.9 | 97.7 | 98.7 | 99.3 | 100.9 | 102.3 | 103.7 | 104.7 | 105.5 | 106.5 | 107.7
AM stations: 690 | 960 | 1390 | 1570 1
FM stations: 88.3 | 89.9 | 91.3 | 92.1 | 92.9/96.9 | 95.3 | 96.1 | 98.5 | 101.7 | 102.5
103.9 | 104.7 2| 105.3 | 106.1 | 107.1
FM stations (Long Island Market): 90.1 | 97.5 | FM stations (Connecticut): 99.1 | 99.9 | 107.9
1: Though licenced to Riverhead, New York, station primarily targets and operates from Dix Hills, New York.
2: Though licenced to Montauk, New York, station primarily targets and operates from Connecticut.
