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Coordinates: 41°23′5.35″N 72°4′11.28″W / 41.3848194°N 72.0698000°W / 41.3848194; -72.0698000
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WXLM
Broadcast areaGreater New London
Frequency980 kHz
BrandingNews Talk 980 WXLM
Programming
FormatNews/talk
NetworkFox News Radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
July 26, 1958; 66 years ago (1958-07-26)
Former call signs
WSUB (1958–2010)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID10454
ClassD
Power
  • 1,000 watts (day)
  • 72 watts (night)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.980wxlm.com

WXLM (980 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Groton, Connecticut, and serving Greater New London. It broadcasts a news/talk radio format and is owned by Cumulus Media.[2] WXLM's studios and offices are located on Governor Winthrop Boulevard in New London.

By day, WXLM transmits with 1,000 watts. To protect other stations on 980 AM at night, WXLM reduces power to 72 watts at sunset. It uses a non-directional antenna. The station's transmitter is on Briar Hill Road near Gungywamp Road.[3]

Programming

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Weekday mornings on WXLM begin with The Gene Valicenti Show from sister station WPRO 630 AM and 99.7 FM in Providence. The rest of the day is made up of nationally syndicated conservative talk shows from co-owned Westwood One: Chris Plante, Vince Coglianese, Guy Benson, Mark Levin, America at Night with Rick Valdes and Red Eye Radio.[4]

Weekends feature shows on money, health, home repair, technology and real estate. Weekend hosts include Kim Komando and Bill Cunningham. Most hours begin with world and national news from Fox News Radio. Local news updates are provided by the staff at WPRO.

History

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On July 26, 1958, the station signed on the air.[5] For more than 50 years, the station's call sign was WSUB. Groton and New London are noted for their shipbuilding industry, including the construction of submarines.

The station was originally a daytimer, required to go off the air at night. It was owned by Lawrence A. Reilly and James A. Spates. The original studios were at 119 Bridge Street in Groton. It had a full service middle of the road (MOR) format of popular adult music, news and sports.

In 1971, it added an FM station on 105.5 MHz, WSUB-FM (now WQGN-FM). In the 1990s, WSUB received authorization from the Federal Communications Commission to broadcast around the clock, adding low power operation at night.

WSUB and WQGN-FM were acquired by Citadel Broadcasting in the early 2000s. Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WXLM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ FCC.gov/WXLM
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WXLM
  4. ^ 980wxlm.com/shows
  5. ^ Information from Broadcasting Yearbook 1960 page A-125
  6. ^ "Cumulus now owns Citadel Broadcasting". Atlanta Business Journal. September 16, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
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