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{{Short description|Radio station in Palm Beach Shores, Florida}} {{for|the radio station in Crown Point, Indiana that held the call sign WFLM from 1972 to 1982|WXRD}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox radio station | name = WFLM | logo = | logo_upright = | city = Palm Beach Shores, Florida | country = US | area = West Palm Beach, Florida | branding = ''104.7 The Flame'' | airdate = {{start date|1994}} | frequency = {{frequency|104.7|MHz}} {{HD Radio}} | translators = {{ubl|{{Radio Relay|95.9|W240CI|North Palm Beach|HD3}}|{{Radio Relay|106.9|W295BJ|Jupiter|HD3}}}} | language = English | format = Urban contemporary | subchannels = HD3: True Oldies 95.9 & 106.9 (Oldies) | erp = {{val|50000|u=watts|fmt=commas}} | haat = {{convert|113|m|ft|sp=us}} | class = C2 | facility_id = 42065 | coordinates = {{coord|27|25|16|N| 80|21|25|W}} | callsign_meaning = Flame<ref>{{cite news |last=Betcher |first=Bob |title=The Tales Behind The Call Letters |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/indian-river-press-journal-the-tales-beh/182889334/ |access-date=October 13, 2025 |newspaper=Prees-Journal |date=March 3, 1997 |location=Vero Beach, Florida |page=1C |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> | former_callsigns = | former_frequencies = {{ubl|104.7 MHz (1994–2016)|104.5 MHz (2016–2023)}} | owner = JDD Radio | licensee = JDD Radio, LLC (sale to Friends of WLRN pending) | sister_stations = | webcast = {{ubl|{{listenlive|https://streamdb3web.securenetsystems.net/cirruspremier/WFLM}}|HD3: {{listenlive|https://player.listenlive.co/63891}}}} | website = {{ubl|{{URL|https://theflame1047.com/}}|HD3: {{URL|https://trueoldiesfla.com}}}} | licensing_authority = FCC }}

'''WFLM''' (104.7 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Palm Beach Shores, Florida.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WFLM |title=WFLM Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}</ref> It broadcasts an urban contemporary radio format, and is owned by JDD Radio. The station serves the West Palm Beach radio market. The transmitter is off of Hill Avenue in West Palm Beach.<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/patg?id=WFLM-FM Radio-Locator.com/WFLM-FM]</ref>

==History== thumb|upright|Previous logo On August 27, 2013, the station applied for a frequency change from 104.7 to 104.5 MHz and an upgrade from C3 at 17.5 kW to C2 at 50 kW.<ref>[http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/84792/fcc-applications-827/ FCC Applications 8/27] from ''Radio Insight'' (August 27, 2013)</ref> The license for this change was issued on February 17, 2016. Effective December 13, 2023, WFLM was licensed to move from White City, Florida to Palm Beach Shores, and from 104.5 MHz back to 104.7. It also shifted to a more urban contemporary presentation.

On June 6, 2025, South Florida Public Media Group (SFPMG), operator of public media outlet WLRN-FM, announced that it would purchase WFLM from JDD Radio for $6.45 million and convert the station’s status to non-commercial to simulcast WLRN once the deal closes. On July 10, it was reported that the purchase was being challenged by the Miami-Dade County Public Schools board, the licensee of WLRN, which argued that all of SFPMG's fundraising proceeds could only be used to operate the board's stations, and not to acquire other stations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/303879/wlrn-licensee-petitions-against-wlrn-operator-purchase-of-wflm/|title=WLRN LICENSEE PETITIONS AGAINST WLRN OPERATOR PURCHASE OF WFLM|first=Lance|last=Venta|work=RadioInsight|date=July 10, 2025|access-date=July 11, 2025}}</ref> In May 2026, SFPMG and Miami-Dade Schools reached a settlement, under which, among other things, SFPMG would immediately resell the WFLM license to the school board for the nominal value of $1, but manage it thereafter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/351233/south-florida-public-media-group-school-board-of-miami-dade-county-reach-settlement-for-wflm-purchase/|title=South Florida Public Media Group & School Board Of Miami-Dade County Confirm Settlement Over WFLM Purchase|first=Lance|last=Venta|work=RadioInsight|date=May 13, 2026|access-date=May 13, 2026}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{officialwebsite|https://theflame1047.com}} * {{FM station data|42065|WFLM}} * {{FCC-LMS-Facility|85933|W240CI}} * {{FXL|W240CI}} * {{FCC-LMS-Facility|85968|W295BJ}} * {{FXL|W295BJ}}

FLM Category:Radio stations established in 1994 Category:1994 establishments in Florida Category:Urban contemporary radio stations in the United States