| City of license | Lakewood Township, New Jersey |
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| Broadcast area | Monmouth County, New Jersey |
| Branding | WOBM AM 1160 and 1310 |
| Slogan | Good-Time Oldies |
| Frequency | 1160 & 1310 kHz |
| First air date | November 20, 1970 as WHLW November 30, 1981 as WOBM |
| Format | Oldies |
| Power | 1160: 5,000 watts day 8,900 watts night 1310: 2,500 watts day 1,000 watts night |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 49295 & 14895 |
| Affiliations | Westwood One, CNN Radio |
| Owner | Townsquare Media |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wobmam.com |
WOBM (1160 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an oldies format. Located near Lakewood Township, New Jersey, the station serves the Monmouth County area. The station is owned by Millennium Shore License Holdco, LLC and features programing from Dial Global and CNN Radio.[1]
The station was originally a daytime-only operation on 1170 kHz, using the call letters WHLW. Early in its existence it became a Top 40 station calling itself 11-7 Radio, featuring such disk jockeys as Jay Sorensen and Joey Reynolds. The station became WOBM (AM) in 1981, and in 1989 moved to the 1160 frequency and became a 24-hour operation. At the time, the station was owned by North Shore Broadcasting Partners, which was affiliated with WOBM-FM's ownership group, Seashore Broadcasting.
During the late 1980s WOBM-AM was known as "1160 AM Star Country" and featured a country music format and New York Mets baseball games. Local airstaff at the time included general manager Kevin Buckelew, (son of co-owner Joseph Buckelew and known on-air as Kevin Carr), Tom Maciazak, Ava Holly and Kevin Hodge, although most of the programming was satellite-delivered. The station also simulcast Bob Levy's "Topic A" program on Sunday mornings from the sister FM station. Levy had originated the program while general manager of WOBM AM and FM and continued the program after retiring from the position in the late 1980s. At the time, programming and ad sales operations emanated from WOBM-AM's studios and transmitter site in Howell Township, just off Route 9.
In the 1990s, WOBM-AM adopted an Adult Standards/MOR, and added Bob Levy and his wife Marianne as local morning hosts. Outside of the local morning show, WOBM featured Dial Global's syndicated "Adult Standards" format, known on-air by the handle America's Best Music. In October 2009, WOBM began running a sports talk program from 3pm-6pm every weekday called "The Shore Sports Report", hosted by Joe Giglio and Mike Krenek. The program mixes national sports talk with coverage of all of Monmouth/Ocean Counties' high school sports.
On September 3, 2010, WOBM changed its format and branding to "Good-Time Oldies", and began simulcasting on 1310 WADB (AM). The station will continue to feature Bob and Marianne in the morning, and will feature a lineup of local personalties during the rest of the day, including Lou Russo, Big Joe Henry, Tom Lawler, and Christopher Knight.[1]
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