WICO-FM (101.1
FM) is a
radio station
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licensed to
Snow Hill, Maryland
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History
Snow Hill was founded in 1 ...
, United States. The station serves the
Delmarva Peninsula
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. The station is currently owned by A. Wray Fitch and Greg Bojko, through licensee GSB Media, LLC.
History
From approximately 2000 through the end of 2010, 101.1 was WQMR, a
talk radio
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station. Programming on WQMR included
The Radio Factor
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Show
The program, which featured host commentary with a mix of listener call-in and guest segments, w ...
,
The Sean Hannity Show
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,
Mark Levin
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,
Dennis Miller
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He was a cast member of ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1985 to 1991, and he subsequently hosted a stri ...
, and
Imus in the Morning
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, with a local show, Power Talk, filling the late morning time slot. When that format ended on January 10, 2011, the station began a prolonged stretch, one that continues to this day, of changing formats every few months, often trading formats with sister stations such as
FM 105.1, AM 1590,
AM 1280
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and
FM 87.7.
Jack FM
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Format characteristics
Stations ...
adult hits,
gospel
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,
Nash Icon
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country music,
mainstream
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Literature
* ''Mainstream'' (fanzine), a science fiction fanzine
* Mainstream Publishing, a Scottish publisher
* ''Mainstream'', a 1943 book by Hamilton Basso
Mu ...
/
alternative rock
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, and
The True Oldies Channel
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have been among the numerous formats that have briefly aired on the station since 2011.
The most recent format change was November 28, 2017. Since then, it has simulcast
WOWZ-FM 99.3 Accomac, VA, branded as "Wow 99.3 & 101.1".
More Format Musical Chairs in Delmarva
Radioinsight - November 28, 2017
References
External links
GSB Media Website
*
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2004 establishments in Maryland
Radio stations established in 2004
Classic country radio stations in the United States
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