Lower Cape Communications, WOMR-FM

CONTACT:

PO Box 975
Provincetown, MA 02657
508-487-2619
www.womr.org

Robert Seay, Executive Director

DESCRIPTION:

In 1976, a few radio visionaries were inspired to create a community radio station in Provincetown. Doing so took several years, but WOMR (92.1 FM) finally went on the air in March, 1982. It grew and flourished—because public radio depends on philanthropic donations to survive, it has to be inclusive and supportive of its community, which also ensures broadcasting success. In 1995, WOMR increased its power six-fold—from 1000 to 6000 watts—extending its signal to the entire Cape and Plymouth, and increasing its potential year-round listenership ten-fold—from 10,000 to over 100,000 (multiples of that in summer). Growing to fill the space allotted, WOMR now has three staff and 75 volunteers; and to accommodate this growth it has found ideal new quarters in an historic Provincetown building, “the Schoolhouse”—built in 1845, with many incarnations, recently restored as the “Schoolhouse Center for Art and Design”. WOMR purchased the building and last April moved into its second floor—2,400 sq. ft. for a large broadcast and production space with state-of-the-art digital production equipment, a library and two offices, plus amenities. The total cost of the move is $1.2 million, of which it still needs to raise $700,000. If you hear WOMR, this is your chance to thank them by investing in their future.

(2004: CULTURE: Education: Informal: General)