WLOM (FM)

WLOM (90.5 FM) was a radio station licensed to the community of Somers Point, New Jersey.

WLOM

Somers Point, New Jersey
Broadcast area	Ocean City
Frequency	90.5 MHz
Branding	Hope FM
Programming
Format	Defunct (was Christian radio)
Ownership
Owner	Hope Christian Church of Marlton, Inc.
History
First air date	October 22, 2000 (2000-10-22)
Last air date	July 26, 2021 (2021-07-26)
Former call signs	WXGN (1996–2020)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	32338
Class	A
ERP	500 watts
HAAT	25 meters (82 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	39.280°N 74.576°W / 39.280; -74.576
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

The station went on the air with a Contemporary Christian Music format on October 22, 2000. As WXGN, original licensee Joy Broadcasting, Inc. was granted the original construction permit on February 9, 1996.^[2]

Effective August 17, 2020, Joy Broadcasting sold WXGN to Hope Christian Church of Marlton, who began broadcasting their "Hope FM" Christian radio format. The station changed its call sign to WLOM on August 24, 2020.

On July 26, 2021, Hope Christian Church surrendered the WLOM license for cancellation.^[3] Simultaneously, it filed to upgrade another Hope FM transmitter, WWFP in Brigantine.^[4]