WRMR (98.7 FM) is a

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broadcasting a

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format. Licensed to

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, United States, the station serves the Wilmington and Jacksonville areas. Since October 2008, the station has been owned by Sunrise Broadcasting, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Capitol Broadcasting Inc of

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, according to FCC filing

the signal can heard as far south as Myrtle Beach and as far west as Fayetteville

History

In the 1980s, the station played a

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format as WRCM-FM, "Country 98.7 FM". The station switched to an

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format in 1989 as WKOO "Kool 98.7". On April 5,

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, the format was switched to Westwood One soft adult contemporary ("Lite 98.7"), and the call letters were changed to WILT. The WKOO letters and Westwood One oldies format moved to WANG-FM. Starting July 24,

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, "Will FM" played adult hits. As of March 31,

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, the WILT letters and "Will FM" format were moved to the former WRQR in Wilmington. On March 13, 2008, the call letters changed to WLGD. La Gran D (The Big One) broadcast a

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format featuring popular music, news, and community programming for an area that had a

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population estimated at over 130,000. WLGD featured local live programming as well as satellite based syndicated programs. Station Manager Jeff Sanchez presented a bilingual talk show on Sunday afternoons, as well as a groundbreaking bilingual show on Wednesday nights at 7 called "Union Cultural" which attempted to bridge the cultural gap between the American and Hispanic communities in the Wilmington area. Every week the music of a different American or English artist was featured, and short bios were presented in English and Spanish to give a context in which to understand the artist's impact. In July 2008,

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announced its purchase of NextMedia Group's Wilmington area stations. The sale was completed on October 1, 200

On January 3, 2011, "Coastal Carolina's

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98.7" debuted, taking the place of WSFM. Brian Schimmel of Sunrise Broadcasting said the station would focus more on the 1990s than newer songs, and the target audience would be slightly older. The station would focus on the community with local hosts. The format, including commercials, would be "family-friendly". On January 25, 2011 WLGD changed callsigns to WRMR.

References

External links

WRMR website
* {{Modern Rock Radio Stations in North Carolina RMR Modern rock radio stations in the United States