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WRMF
Palm Beach, Florida;
Broadcast area	Palm Beach County / Broward County
Frequency	97.9 MHz (HD Radio)
RDS	979WRMF
Branding	97.9 WRMF
Programming
Format	Hot adult contemporary
Subchannels	HD2: WFTL simulcast (Talk radio); HD3: WPBR simulcast (Haitian Creole talk and contemporary hits); HD4: Party 96.3 (Top 40 (CHR));
Ownership
Owner	Hubbard Broadcasting; (WPB FCC License Sub, LLC);
Sister stations	WEAT, WFTL, WIRK, WMBX, WMEN
History
First air date	March 17, 1957 (as WQXT-FM)
Former call signs	WQXT-FM (1957–1964); WWOS (1964–1971); WMUM (1971–1973); WJNO-FM (1973–1980)
Call sign meaning	Richard M. Fairbanks (previous owner)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	20436
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	411 meters (1355 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	26° 34' 31" N, 80° 14' 31" W
Translator(s)	96.3 W242CI (Jupiter, relays HD4)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live ; Listen Live (HD4)
Website	wrmf.com ; party963.com (HD4)

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WRMF (97.9 FM) is a commercial radio station in Palm Beach, Florida. It serves the northern sections of the Miami metropolitan area, including West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale. The station airs a hot adult contemporary radio format and is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting. The studios and offices are on Northpoint Parkway in West Palm Beach. For the past three decades, WRMF has been at or close to #1 in the West Palm Beach radio market ratings.

WRMF has an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts. The transmitter is in Lake Worth, west of U.S. Route 441.^[3] WRMF is licensed to broadcast in the HD Radio digital format.^[4]^[5] The HD2 subchannel simulcasts the talk radio format on sister station WFTL. The HD3 subchannel carries Haitian Creole talk and contemporary hits from co-owned WPBR. The HD4 subchannel carries a top 40 (CHR) format.

History

WQXT-FM, WWOS

On March 17, 1957, the station signed on as WQXT-FM, the FM counterpart to WQXT (now WPBR), under the ownership of the Flame Radio & TV Corporation..^[6] They simulcast a full service middle of the road format of adult popular music and news, with national shows from the ABC Radio Network. The studios were located on Lake Worth Beach.

In 1963, WQXT-AM-FM were sold to Fairfax Broadcasting.^[7] The following year, the FM station's call sign was changed to WWOS, standing for "Wonderful World of Stereo," when the station began broadcasting in FM stereo full time. In 1971, the simulcast with WQXT ended, as WWOS switched to Progressive Rock using the call letters WMUM for "The Mother."

WJNO-FM, WRMF

The station was sold in 1971 to Robert M. Weeks, who also owned WJNO (now WBZT).^[8] The FM station became WJNO-FM, "J-98", switching to an album rock format.

WJNO-AM-FM were acquired by Richard M. Fairbanks in July 1979.^[9] The FM station's call letters were changed to WRMF in January 1980, representing the owner's initials. Nearly a year later in December 1980, WRMF dropped its album rock format and switched to an adult contemporary format.^[10] When the 1990s rolled along, its format would later begin picking up the tempo and its format moved into a hot adult contemporary format by the middle of the decade.

Alpha and Hubbard ownership

In the 2010s, WRMF was acquired by Alpha Media, based in Portland, Oregon. On September 27, 2018, Alpha Media agreed to sell its cluster in West Palm Beach to Hubbard Radio.^[11] The sale, at a price of $88 million, was consummated on January 23, 2019.

Shows

The KVJ Show - Weekdays and Saturdays from 6am-10am
Randi West - Weekdays from 10am-2pm
Danny & Meghan-Weekdays from 2pm-6pm
KVJ Replay 6pm
Shirenna - Weekdays from 7pm-midnight
South Florida Sunday - Sundays from 6-7am (public affairs)

References

^ FCC Call Sign History page. Accessed 2006-09-02.
^ "Facility Technical Data for WRMF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ Radio-Locator.com/WRMF
^ "Station Search Details".
^ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=47 HD Radio Guide for West Palm Beach & Boca Raton
^ Information from the Broadcasting Yearbook 1959 page B-132
^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1967 page B-37
^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1978 page C-49
^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1982 page C-55
^ WRMF becomes adult contemporary nearly a year after owner's initials representing WRMF call-letters
^ Hubbard To Acquire Alpha Media West Palm Beach

External links

WRMF official website
Facility details for Facility ID 20436 (WRMF) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WRMF in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 138531 (W242CI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W242CI at FCCdata.org

26°34′37″N 80°14′31″W / 26.577°N 80.242°W / 26.577; -80.242

[FCC-history-1] FCC Call Sign History page. Accessed 2006-09-02.

[2] "Facility Technical Data for WRMF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[3] Radio-Locator.com/WRMF

[4] "Station Search Details".

[5] ttp://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=47 HD Radio Guide for West Palm Beach & Boca Raton

[6] Information from the Broadcasting Yearbook 1959 page B-132

[7] Broadcasting Yearbook 1967 page B-37

[8] Broadcasting Yearbook 1978 page C-49

[9] Broadcasting Yearbook 1982 page C-55

[10] WRMF becomes adult contemporary nearly a year after owner's initials representing WRMF call-letters

[11] Hubbard To Acquire Alpha Media West Palm Beach

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 | area = [[Palm Beach County, Florida|Palm Beach County]] / [[Broward County, Florida|Broward County]]
 | branding = ''97.9 WRMF''
+| rds = 979WRMF
 | frequency = 97.9 [[Megahertz|MHz]] {{HD Radio}}
-| translator          = W242CI 96.3 MHz;
+| translator = 96.3 W242CI ([[Jupiter, Florida|Jupiter]], relays HD4)
-([[Jupiter, Florida|Jupiter]])
 | airdate = March 17, [[1957 in radio|1957]] (as WQXT-FM)
 | format = [[Hot adult contemporary]]
-| subchannels = {{ubl|HD2: [[WFTL]] [[simulcast]] ([[Talk radio]])|HD3: [[WPBR]] simulcast ([[Haitian Creole]] [[talk radio|talk]] and [[contemporary hit radio|contemporary hits]])|HD4: Party 96.3 ([[Contemporary hit radio|Top 40 (CHR)]]}}
+| subchannels = {{ubl|HD2: [[WFTL]] [[simulcast]] ([[Talk radio]])|HD3: [[WPBR]] simulcast ([[Haitian Creole]] [[talk radio|talk]] and [[contemporary hit radio|contemporary hits]])|HD4: Party 96.3 ([[Contemporary hit radio|Top 40 (CHR)]])}}
 | erp = 100,000 [[watt]]s
 | haat = 411 meters (1355 ft)
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 | coordinates = 26° 34' 31" N, 80° 14' 31" W
 | callsign_meaning = '''R'''ichard '''M'''. '''F'''airbanks (previous owner)
-| former_callsigns = WQXT-FM (1957-1964)<br>WWOS (1964-1971)<br>WMUM (1971-1973)<br>WJNO-FM (1973-1980)<ref name="FCC-history">[http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=20436&Callsign=WRMF FCC Call Sign History page].  Accessed 2006-09-02.</ref>
+| former_callsigns = WQXT-FM (1957–1964)<br>WWOS (1964–1971)<br>WMUM (1971–1973)<br>WJNO-FM (1973–1980)<ref name="FCC-history">[http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=20436&Callsign=WRMF FCC Call Sign History page].  Accessed 2006-09-02.</ref>
 | owner = [[Hubbard Broadcasting]]
 | licensee = WPB FCC License Sub, LLC
 | sister_stations = [[WEAT]], [[WFTL]], [[WIRK]], [[WMBX]], [[WMEN]]
-| webcast = [https://live.wrmf.com/listen Listen Live] <br> [https://live.party963.com/ Listen Live (HD3)]
+| webcast = [https://live.wrmf.com/listen Listen Live] <br> [https://live.party963.com/ Listen Live (HD4)]
-| website = [http://www.wrmf.com wrmf.com] <br> [https://party963.com/ party963.com (HD3)]
+| website = [http://www.wrmf.com wrmf.com] <br> [https://party963.com/ party963.com (HD4)]
+| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
 }}
 '''WRMF''' (97.9 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[radio station]] in [[Palm Beach, Florida]].  It serves the northern sections of the [[Miami metropolitan area]], including [[West Palm Beach, Florida|West Palm Beach]] and [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale]].  The station airs a [[hot adult contemporary]] [[radio format]] and is owned by [[Hubbard Broadcasting]].  The [[radio studio|studio]]s and offices are on Northpoint Parkway in [[West Palm Beach]].  For the past three decades, WRMF has been at or close to #1 in the West Palm Beach [[media market|radio market]] ratings.
-WRMF has an [[effective radiated power]] of 100,000 [[watt]]s.  The [[transmitter]] is in [[Lake Worth, Florida|Lake Worth]], west of [[U.S. Route 441 in Florida|U.S. Route 441]].<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=Wrmf&nav= Radio-Locator.com/WRMF]</ref>  WRMF is licensed to broadcast in the [[HD Radio]] digital format.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=20436|title=Station Search Details}}</ref><ref>http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=47 HD Radio Guide for West Palm Beach & Boca Raton</ref>  The HD2 subchannel [[simulcast]]s the [[talk radio]] format on [[sister station]] [[WFTL]], while the HD3 subchannel carries [[Haitian Creole]] [[talk radio|talk]] and [[contemporary hit radio|contemporary hits]] from co-owned [[WPBR]].
+WRMF has an [[effective radiated power]] of 100,000 [[watt]]s.  The [[transmitter]] is in [[Lake Worth, Florida|Lake Worth]], west of [[U.S. Route 441 in Florida|U.S. Route 441]].<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=Wrmf&nav= Radio-Locator.com/WRMF]</ref>  WRMF is licensed to broadcast in the [[HD Radio]] digital format.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=20436|title=Station Search Details}}</ref><ref>http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=47 HD Radio Guide for West Palm Beach & Boca Raton</ref>  The HD2 subchannel [[simulcast]]s the [[talk radio]] format on [[sister station]] [[WFTL]]. The HD3 subchannel carries [[Haitian Creole]] [[talk radio|talk]] and [[contemporary hit radio|contemporary hits]] from co-owned [[WPBR]]. The HD4 subchannel carries a top 40 (CHR) format.
 ==History==
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 * Danny & Meghan-Weekdays from 2pm-6pm
 * KVJ Replay 6pm
-* Suits 7pm-midnight
+* Shirenna - Weekdays from 7pm-midnight
 * ''South Florida Sunday'' - Sundays from 6-7am (public affairs)
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 ==External links==
 *[http://www.wrmf.com WRMF official website]
-*{{FM station data|WRMF}}
+*{{FM station data|20436|WRMF}}
-*{{FMQ|W242CI}}
+*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|138531|W242CI}}
 *{{FXL|W242CI}}

v t e Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.
Key people	Stanley S. Hubbard
Radio stations	KAZG KBHP KBLB KBUN KBUN-FM KDKB KDUS KIKV-FM KIXI KKNW KKWS KKZY KLIZ KLIZ-FM KLLZ-FM KNSP KPNT KPNW-FM KQMV KRWM KSHE KSLX-FM KSTP KSTP-FM KTMY KUAL-FM KULO KUPD KVBR KWAD WARH WBQH WDRV WEAT WFED WFTL WIL-FM WIRK WJJY-FM WKRQ WMBX WMEN WREW WRMF WSHE WTBC-FM WTMX WTOP-FM / WTLP / WWWT-FM WUBE-FM WWDV WXOS WYGY
ABC network affiliates	KAAL KSTP-TV / KSAX-TV / KRWF-TV WDIO-DT / WIRT-DT
NBC network affiliates	KOB KOBF KOBR K22NM-D¹ WHEC-TV WNYT
Other stations	KSTC-TV (Independent) WNYA (MyNetworkTV)
Cable television channels	Ovation Reelz
Acquisitions	Omni Broadcasting
¹Owned by Hubbard and operated by News-Press & Gazette Company in a LMA.