WOMM-LP is a federally licensed, low-power, non-commercial community radio station based in Burlington, Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County. Burlington lies south of the U.S.-Canadian border and some south of Montreal....

. WOMM features a variety of formatted shows driven by the on-air personalities who staff the station. It uses the slogan "The Radiator, Burlington's community radio station broadcasting with 100 watts of fury."

WOMM has a 100-watt mono signal and broadcasts within Chittenden County, Vermont

Chittenden County, Vermont

Chittenden County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2010, the population was 156,545. Its shire town is Burlington. Chittenden is the most populous county in the state, with more than twice as many residents as Vermont's second-most populous county, Rutland.Chittenden County...

. Its broadcasts can also be received through its website, www.theradiator.org. The station was conceived in the early 2000s by Lee Anderson and Jim Lockridge and began broadcast in late 2007. The broadcast studios are located at 215 College Street, Burlington, Vermont in the offices of Big Heavy World, a non-profit youth music organization.

There are more than 70 volunteers on the staff.

Programming

The format of WOMM is variety and features a daily programming schedule which may range from heavy rock and punk to classical and talk, depending on the personalities currently on the station. Each show may be scheduled for a period of 1 to 3 hours in length.

Current programming on WOMM includes "If You Could See What I Hear", "Rocketshop", "The Howie Rose Variety Show", "The Jim Murphy Zoo" and "Poly Sci-fi Radio"

External links

• http://www.theradiator.org Radiator home page
• http://www.myspace.com/jimmurphyzoo myspace.com/jimmurphyzoo
• http://www.angelfire.com/nj2/piratejim/lpfm6.html FM Low Power database
• http://www.7dvt.com/2008/radiation-therapy Bolles, Dan "Radiation Therapy. Low-power but high-minded, 105.9 FM The Radiator builds up steam in Burlington." Seven Days (newspaper)
  Seven Days (newspaper)
  Seven Days is an alternative weekly newspaper that is distributed every Wednesday in Vermont. Seven Days is published by Da Capo Publishing, Inc., and owned by Pamela Polston and Paula Routly. It is distributed free of charge throughout the following areas: Burlington, Middlebury, Montpelier,...
  
   , February 13, 2008. Article about WOMM-LP. Retrieved June 24, 2008.
• http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=7450520 Thurston, Jack, "New radio stations dedicated to spinning local songs." WCAX-TV
  WCAX-TV
  WCAX-TV, virtual channel 3, is a television station in Burlington, Vermont, USA. WCAX is affiliated with the CBS Television Network and has been locally owned by the Hasbrook/Martin family and their company, Mount Mansfield Television, since the station's inception...
  
   channel 3, Burlington Vermont, December 7, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2008.
• http://www.7dvt.com/2007/fcc-s-new-rules-governing-low-power-fm-fundamentally-unfair Picard, Ken, "FCC’s New Rules Governing Low-Power FM ‘Fundamentally Unfair’" Seven Days (newspaper)
  Seven Days (newspaper)
  Seven Days is an alternative weekly newspaper that is distributed every Wednesday in Vermont. Seven Days is published by Da Capo Publishing, Inc., and owned by Pamela Polston and Paula Routly. It is distributed free of charge throughout the following areas: Burlington, Middlebury, Montpelier,...
  
  , December 26, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2008