FULL SERVICE RADIO
Streaming under the Starr Center in Rockford, home of the Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center. We play local music, we have an award-winning talk show, jazz and classical music overnight, pop through the 20th Century during the day and 21st Century music in the evening, plus so much more.
Our broadcast stream is now hosted in Canada and powered by the TorontoCast Network which falls under Canadian law.
WBOM has its studios at the Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center in Rockford. After 10 months of planning, WBOM began streaming full time on January 1, 2016. In 2020, WBOM moved to its current location at the Starr Center.
Since then, WBOM has been heard in at least 49 states and 163 countries around the world.
We are committed to promoting the local area by promoting the artists and activities at MPAC and around the area. We provide a Community Calendar of free local events. We record and broadcast MPAC-related performances.
WBOM is “community powered”. We train volunteers to assist running the station and provide opportunities for individuals to produce their own shows on WBOM. Interested? Contact us at radio.wbom@gmail.com for more information.
