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WTMM-FM ''(ESPN Radio 104.5 The Team)'' is a sports radio station licensed to Mechanicville, New York and serving New York's Capital Region and Saratoga County. The station is owned by Townsquare Media,〔http://townsquaremedia.com/markets/new-york/albany/wtmm-104-5-fm/〕 and broadcasts at 6 kilowatts ERP from a tower in Clifton Park, New York which is shared with WKKF and WDCD-FM. The station airs play-by-play from the New York Yankees〔http://newyork.cbslocal.com/yankeesradionetwork/〕 as well as all of ESPN's programming. WTMM-FM assumed the ''Team'' format from its former home on 1300 kHz (now WGDJ under new ownership) on December 18, 2006 with the two stations simulcasting until January 2, 2007. ==History== The station signed on the air as WXLE〔http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/capstar-broadcasting-to-acquire-wxle-fm-in-mechanicville-ny-75913742.html〕 in January, 1993. It initially aired a Rock/AC format, known as "Rock without the Racket" but evolved to an Adult Album Alternative format by late 1993, with live DJs. The station was known as ''XL-104.5'' in those days, and eventually as ''104.5 The Zone''. As a "Triple A" station, ''XL-104.5'' was the first station helmed by noted Triple A programmer Zeb Norris. In mid-1996 much of its programming became satellite-fed. In 1998, WXLE, was sold to AMFM Inc. and with it came two format changes, first to adult contemporary as ''Magic 104.5'' in October as a smokescreen, then in December to the then-popular "Jammin' Oldies" format (which AMFM owned the rights to). With the latter switch came the branding of ''104.5 The Beat'' and the calls of WABT. Like other "Jammin' Oldies" stations, WABT had a short-term uptick in ratings, however the format did not mesh well with the Albany market and ratings fell to levels of that of the prior formats. When AMFM merged with Clear Channel Communications in 2000, WABT was one of several stations which was divested due to market concentration concerns. After being sold to Regent Communications (now Townsquare Media), WABT's format changed to 1980s music as "The Buzz" on December 8, 2000. The "Buzz" format was later expanded to include music from the 1990s in September 2002 and evolved to Adult Top 40 in July 2003. In mid-2006, reports began circulating that the ''Buzz'' format may move to the relocated 105.7 MHz frequency that previously had been licensed to Queensbury. In the wake of landing the ''Chuck & Kelly'' morning show from WYJB in September 2006, these rumors would soon become true. The ''Buzz'' format officially moved to 105.7 MHz on December 4, 2006 after spending much of the previous week test simulcasting. On December 18, 2006, WABT flipped to a simulcast of ESPN Radio formatted WTMM as WTMM-FM in preparation of becoming the sole home of that station which took place on January 3, 2007 when WTMM (AM) became female-oriented talk WEEV. The simulcast would partially resume on August 17, 2007 when WEEV returned to the WTMM format and calls though due to rights issues it did not clear any of WTMM-FM's play by play; this arrangement ended on November 26, 2007 when the 1300 frequency became home to WGDJ under new ownership. WTMM broadcasts the entire ESPN Radio schedule, with few exceptions. ''Sound-Off with Sinkoff'', hosted by Brian Sinkoff, airs weekdays from 3:00pm–7:00pm.〔http://1045theteam.com/show/sound-off-with-sinkoff/〕 Sinkoff, a one time Albany resident, has generated considerable buzz in his return to the Capital Region. "Sound-Off" received a sizable boost in the afternoon-talk market following the infamous battle of words with listener, Chuck "Diceman" Allardice. The show pre-empts the second hour of ''The Scott Van Pelt Show''. Two other local programs air on Sunday mornings: ''Up 2 Speed'', a program focusing on the local motorsports scene which airs from April until October;〔http://stanhudy.com/?p=566〕 and ''The Varsity'', hosted by local horse racing handicapper Anthony Mormino.〔http://1045theteam.com/show/the-varsity-with-anthony-mormino/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「WTMM-FM」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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