WOMR

WOMR
City 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 studios 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.

In 2011–2015, WOMR partnered with the film director Alan Chebot to produce Outermost Radio, a film portraying the essential soundtrack of their lives.

External links

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


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