WOMR

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WOMR
City of license	Provincetown, Massachusetts
Broadcast area	Cape Cod
Frequency	FM 92.1 MHz/Channel 221
Repeaters	WFMR/91.3 MHz
First air date	March 21, 1982
Format	Non-commercial; Community radio
ERP	6,000 watts, Stereo
HAAT	49 meters
Class	A
Callsign meaning	W OuterMost Radio
Owner	Lower Cape Communications
Webcast	Listen Live options
Website	WOMR.org

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 1 kilowatt to 6 and allowing it to reach as far away as Plymouth. In 2010, WOMR began to broadcast up the Cape from its repeater in Brewster, which goes under the call letters WFMR (FurtherMost Radio) and transmits on 91.3 MHz.

Programming

The station airs free form programing 20 hours a day, all of which is produced by 120 volunteers and three full-time and one part-time staff members. The D.J.s play music of their choosing. 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, reggae and many forms of world music. In October 2009, WOMR replaced their analog transmitter with a digital/analog model. With an emergency back-up system, WOMR can stay on the air in power outages, bringing vital information to the Outer Cape Community.

Funding

WOMR/WFMR operates on an annual budget of $493,000. 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 on-air fundraisers and direct mailings asking for donations and additional member support.

Partnerships

WOMR/WFMR partners with local Cape Cod communities and community organizations, joining festivals and events across Cape Cod, often with live remote broadcasts. WOMR/WFMR produces the CranJam, a two-day music event, as a part of the Harwich Cranberry Festival the third weekend in September, and a triathlon in Wellfleet, during the third week in June. The station also partners with the Payomet Performing Arts Center in Truro and with the Cultural Center for Cape Cod in South Yarmouth to produce concerts.

External links

WOMR Outermost Community Radio official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for WOMR

Radio-Locator information on WOMR

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WOMR

Query the FCC's FM station database for WFMR

Radio-Locator information on WFMR

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WFMR

v t e Radio stations in the Cape Cod market

By AM frequency	1170 1240 1390

By FM frequency	89.5 90.1 90.1 90.3 90.7 91.1 91.3 91.5 91.9 92.1 92.7 93.5 93.7 93.9 94.3 95.1 96.3 96.7 97.7 98.7 99.1 99.5 99.9 100.7 101.1 101.9 102.3 102.9 103.9 104.7 106.1 106.5 107.1 107.5 107.9

By callsign	WAZK WBAS WBUA WCAI WCCT-FM WCIB WCOD-FM WEII WFCC-FM WFHN WFMR WFPB WFPB-FM WFRQ WGTX WHYA WKFY WKKL WKPE-FM WMVY WNAN WNCK WOCN-FM WOMR WPLM WPLM-FM WPXC WQRC WRYP WSDH WVVY-LP WXTK WZAI

Defunct stations	WXLJ-LP/97.7

Internet stations	WMVY

Massachusetts radio markets Boston Cape Cod New Bedford-Fall River Springfield Worcester Other Massachusetts radio regions Pittsfield See also List of radio stations in Massachusetts

Coordinates: 42°03′54″N 70°09′29″W / 42.065°N 70.158°W / 42.065; -70.158

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