WXLM
title: "WXLM" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1958-establishments-in-connecticut", "cumulus-media-radio-stations", "groton,-connecticut", "news-and-talk-radio-stations-in-the-united-states", "radio-stations-established-in-1958", "radio-stations-in-connecticut"] topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WXLM" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | WXLM |
| logo | WXLM logo.png |
| city | Groton, Connecticut |
| country | US |
| area | Greater New London |
| frequency | |
| branding | 980 AM WXLM NEWSTALKSPORTS |
| format | News/talk |
| affiliations | |
| airdate | |
| power | |
| class | D |
| facility_id | 10454 |
| licensing_authority | FCC |
| former_callsigns | WSUB (1958–2010) |
| owner | Cumulus Media |
| licensee | Radio License Holding CBC, LLC |
| sister_stations | |
| webcast | |
| website | |
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| name = WXLM | logo = WXLM logo.png | city = Groton, Connecticut | country = US | area = Greater New London | frequency = | branding = 980 AM WXLM NEWSTALKSPORTS | format = News/talk | affiliations = | airdate = | power = | class = D | facility_id = 10454 | licensing_authority = FCC | former_callsigns = WSUB (1958–2010) | owner = Cumulus Media | licensee = Radio License Holding CBC, LLC | sister_stations = | webcast = | website = WXLM (980 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Groton, Connecticut, and serving Greater New London. It broadcasts a news/talk radio format and is owned by Cumulus Media. WXLM's studios and offices are located on Governor Winthrop Boulevard in New London.
By day, WXLM transmits with 1,000 watts. To protect other stations on 980 AM at night, WXLM reduces power to 72 watts at sunset. It uses a non-directional antenna. The station's transmitter is on Briar Hill Road near Gungywamp Road.
Programming
Weekday mornings on WXLM begin with The Gene Valicenti Show from sister station WPRO/WEAN-FM in Providence. The rest of the day is made up of nationally syndicated conservative talk shows from co-owned Westwood One: Chris Plante, Vince Coglianese, Guy Benson, Ben Shapiro, Mark Levin, America at Night with Rick Valdes and Red Eye Radio.
Weekends feature shows on money, health, home repair, technology and real estate. Weekend hosts include Kim Komando and Bill Cunningham. Most hours begin with world and national news from Fox News Radio. Local news updates are provided by the staff at WPRO.
History
On July 26, 1958, the station signed on the air. For more than 50 years, the station's call sign was WSUB. Groton and New London are noted for their shipbuilding industry, including the construction of submarines.
The station was originally a daytimer, required to go off the air at night. It was owned by Lawrence A. Reilly and James A. Spates. The original studios were at 119 Bridge Street in Groton. It had a full service radio format of popular adult music, news and sports.
In 1971, it added an FM station on , WSUB-FM (now WQGN-FM). In the 1990s, WSUB received authorization from the Federal Communications Commission to broadcast around the clock, adding low power operation at night.
WSUB and WQGN-FM were acquired by Citadel Broadcasting in the early 2000s. Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.
References
References
- [https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=wxlm&arn=&state=&city=&freq=530&fre2=1700&type=0&facid=&class=&list=0&NextTab=Results+to+Next+Page%2FTab&dist=&dlat2=&mlat2=&slat2=&NS=N&dlon2=&mlon2=&slon2=&EW=W&size=9 FCC.gov/WXLM]
- [https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1960/B%20All%20Radio%20Yearbook%201960.pdf Information] from [[Broadcasting Yearbook]] 1960 page A-125
- (September 16, 2011). "Cumulus now owns Citadel Broadcasting". Atlanta Business Journal.
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