| Broadcast area | Cape Cod |
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| Frequency | 92.1 MHz FM |
| First air date | March 21, 1982 |
| Format | Non-commercial; Eclectic |
| ERP | 6,400 Watts, Stereo |
| HAAT | 49 meters |
| Class | A |
| Callsign meaning | W OuterMost Radio |
| Owner | Lower Cape Communications |
WOMR (92.1 FM) is a public broadcasting community radio station based in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Its callsign stands for "OuterMost Radio". It went into operation in 1982 at 91.9 FM, switching to 92.1 in 1995 to gain a power boost from one kilowatt to six and allowing it to reach as far away as Plymouth.
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The station airs free form programing 20 hours a day, all of which is produced by 120 volunteers and three full-time staff members. The DJ's play what they want, when they want. Among the kinds of music that can be heard on WOMR are folk, blues, classical, roots, country, oldies, punk, funk, rock, jazz, indie pop, soul, celtic, bluegrass, dixieland, olde tyme, reggae and many forms of world music. Among other personalities, Cape Cod composer Canary Burton hosts a show on the station.[1] WOMR/WFMR streams live on the internet at WOMR.org. The focus of their programming is largely the Outer Cape (from Eastham to Provincetown), but in early 2007 they obtained a construction permit from the FCC to place a second transmitter with the call sign WFMR (91.3 MHz) in Brewster, to increase their coverage in the Mid-Cape area (approx. Orleans to Hyannis). WFMR began broadcasting on September 16th, 2010. In October of 2009, WOMR replaced their analogue transmitter with a digital/analogue model and have been broadcasting a digital signal since then. This move made them the first radio station on Cape Cod to transmit in "HD". With an emergency back-up system, WOMR can stay on the air in power outages, bringing vital information to the Outer Cape Community.
WOMR/WFMR operates on an annual budget of $440,000. Its funding sources include listener support across the Cape and in many off-Cape places (45%), a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (15%), underwriting from local businesses (15%), fundraising events (10%), and rental income from art galleries in the Schoolhouse building in which the Provincetown studies are housed (10%). The station seeks listener support through three on-air fundraisers each year and also sends out two mailings asking for donations and additional member support.
WOMR/WFMR partners with local Cape Cod communities and community organizations wherever possible, joining festivals and events across the Outer and Mid-Cape, often with live remote broadcasts.
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