WRMO
Encyclopedia
WRMO is an American
commercial radio station licensed to Milbridge, Maine
. The station is currently silent and will remain off the air until a new owner has been found. A U.S. Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) transaction page indicates that the station has been sold to Pine Tree Broadcasting.
station, only to fall silent a few months later after the death of owner Lyle Evans.
From September 2006 to October 20, 2010 WRMO programmed an adult standards
/oldies
adult contemporary format. WRMO also carried Portland Sea Dogs
baseball and the station manager was Mike McSorley, broadcasting from studios in Steuben, Maine
. Citing financial difficulties, the station fell silent on October 20, 2010.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
commercial radio station licensed to Milbridge, Maine
Milbridge, Maine
Milbridge is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States at the mouth of the Narraguagus River. The population was 1,279 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
. The station is currently silent and will remain off the air until a new owner has been found. A U.S. Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC) transaction page indicates that the station has been sold to Pine Tree Broadcasting.
Programming
The station originally signed on in the Summer of 2005 as a classic rockClassic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
station, only to fall silent a few months later after the death of owner Lyle Evans.
From September 2006 to October 20, 2010 WRMO programmed an adult standards
Adult standards
Adult standards is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations.Adult standards is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly those persons over 50 years of age, but it is mostly targeted for senior citizens...
/oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
adult contemporary format. WRMO also carried Portland Sea Dogs
Portland Sea Dogs
The Portland Sea Dogs are the Double-A minor league affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. Established in 1994 and based in Portland, Maine, the Sea Dogs play in the Northern Division of the Eastern League....
baseball and the station manager was Mike McSorley, broadcasting from studios in Steuben, Maine
Steuben, Maine
Steuben is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. Upon incorporation in 1795 it was named after Baron Frederick William Rudolph Gerald Augustus von Steuben, the Inspector General of the U.S. Army during the Revolutionary War...
. Citing financial difficulties, the station fell silent on October 20, 2010.