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| Broadcast area | D'Iberville,Biloxi,Gulfport,Ocean Springs |
| Frequency | 88.1mHz |
| Branding | "Radio Maria" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Radio Maria Inc. |
| KNIR,KDEI,KOJO,KBIO,WHJM, WHHN,WULM,WRMW | |
| History | |
First air date | May 27, 2010 |
Call sign meaning | WithOurLovingMother |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 1,000watts |
| HAAT | 66 meters (217 feet) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | radiomaria.us |
WOLM "Radio Maria" (for:OurLovingMother) is a non-commercial FM broadcasting station at 88.1 mHz licensed toD'Iberville, Mississippi and serving the D'Iberville andBiloxi areas. Its founder "Friends of Radio Maria" (which in addition airs Italian language programming on the FM subcarrier of New York City stationWKTU) was the group that acquired the construction permit and start-up of WOLM in addition to sister stationsWHJM which is licensed inAnna, Ohio andWRMW 91.1 FM licensed inPeshtigo, Wisconsin. All these stations are now owned by (and licensed to) Radio Maria Inc.
WOLM began as a construction permit issued by the FCC in May 2007. It launched on the air May 27, 2010 just three days before theconstruction permit deadline date. It is now licensed. 88.1 FM is also the frequency of Radio Maria-ownedWHHN inHollidaysburg, Pennsylvania serving theAltoona area.
Upon its initial sign-on, WOLM initially was airing sample archived programming from Radio Maria until the network connection with originator KJMJ was established. This took place on Tuesday June 1, 2010 making WOLM a full-time repeater of originating stationKJMJ 580 kHz inAlexandria, Louisiana. Also launched within the same time frame isWRMW 91.3 mHz inPeshtigo, Wisconsin serving theSturgeon Bay -Door County region.
Radio Maria USA also streams from its website for listeners outside the WOLM signal area in addition toiPhone,BlackBerry andAndroid mobile phone devices through an app which can be downloaded from the same website.
A hip-hop collective based out of Washington DC, New York, New Jersey, and Germany. WOLM (World Of Light Media). Formed in 2008 by Shamir and Nyce.
30°26′38″N88°50′53″W / 30.444°N 88.848°W /30.444; -88.848