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| Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 102.3MHz |
| Branding | 102.3 FM The Wolf |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
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| Operator | Mohegan Sun |
| History | |
First air date | November 1981; 44 years ago (1981-11)[1] |
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Call sign meaning | Mohegan Sun |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 60251 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°24′23″N71°50′13″W / 41.4065°N 71.8370°W /41.4065; -71.8370 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WMOS (102.3FM, "102.3 The Wolf") is aclassic rock radio station that targets the Connecticut and Rhode Island coastlines fromNew London, Connecticut, toWakefield, Rhode Island, and it is licensed toStonington, Connecticut. It broadcasts at 102.3 MHz with 3 kilowattsERP from a tower located in Westerly, Rhode Island. The station is owned and operated byCumulus Media and is "powered byMohegan Sun", the casino inUncasville. The Mohegan Sun casino also hosts the station's studios.
On March 17, 2008, WMOS changed its frequency from 104.7 FM to 102.3 FM, swapping frequencies with sister stationWXLM.
The station became an affiliate of the syndicatedPink Floyd show "Floydian Slip" in 2024.
The station was assigned the call letters WFAN on November 3, 1981,[3] playing afull service mix of news, sports andadult contemporary music. Later, the music shifted to acontemporary hit radio format with the slogan "Better Hit Music Fun 102". The format changed to satellite delivered AC and the call letters were changed to WORQ on June 20, 1984.[3] The slogan was"102 WORQ, Working for you". The call letters changed again August 17, 1987, to WVVE, starting as a gold based AC and then moving to a fulloldies format known as102.3 The Wave The station kept the call letters WVVE until December 29, 1999, whenCitadel Broadcasting purchased the station and flipped formats tohard rock asROCK 102.[4] They soon changed calls to WAXK.[5]ROCK 102 flipped to aclassic hits format under the monikerXL 102 and the WUXL call letters in February 2002.[6]XL 102 featured the syndicatedBob & Tom morning show.
In February 2003XL 102 was one of two stations (the other being Clear Channel'sWHJY inProvidence, Rhode Island) that gave away tickets to aGreat White concert inWest Warwick, Rhode Island, which ultimately became the scene of one of the deadliest fires inRhode Island's history.[7] In March 2003, a few weeks after the fireXL 102 flipped formats to adult contemporary music and changed its calls to WXLM. (The format change was rumored to be just a coincidence.) As AC formattedMIX 102, WXLM competed against long-time ratings leaderSoft Rock 106.5,WBMW.[8]
WXLM dropped its adult contemporary format and began simulcasting thenews/talk format of sister stationWSUB (980 AM) in April 2005. WSUB began promoting the simulcast in mid-March.[9] WXLM officially becameNews-Talk 102.3 FM in late June 2005, after WSUB went Spanish asMagia 980.[10]
On March 17, 2008, WXLM's news/talk format moved to 104.7 FM; concurrently, the classic rock programming of WMOS moved to 102.3. Both formats remained the same. In 2010, the news/talk format migrated back as WXLM to AM 980; 104.7 now operates asWELJ.
Citadel merged withCumulus Media on September 16, 2011.[11]