WIOE-FM
Broadcast area
  • North Eastern Indiana
  • North Central Indiana
Frequency101.1 FM MHz
BrandingOldies 101.1, 104.3 & Stereo 1450 WIOE
Programming
FormatOldies; classic hits; classic top 40[1]
Ownership
OwnerBrian R. Walsh
WGL, WIOE
History
First air date
December 2, 1992 (as WLZQ)[2]
Former call signs
  • WQBX (1989)
  • WLZQ (1989–2008)
  • WMYQ (2008–2015)
  • WIOE (2015–2019)[3]
Call sign meaning
"Warsaw's Independently Owned Entertainment"
Technical information
Facility ID36577
ClassA
Power6,000 watts
HAAT100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°5′58.0″N 85°43′29.0″W / 41.099444°N 85.724722°W / 41.099444; -85.724722
Repeater(s)1450 AM/104.3 FM (WIOE/W282CH, Fort Wayne)
Links
WebcastWIOE-FM Webstream
WebsiteWIOE-FM Online

WIOE-FM is an oldies, classic hits, and classic top 40 formatted broadcast radio station licensed to South Whitley, Indiana, and serving Whitley, Kosciusko, Wabash, and Huntington counties in Indiana.[1] WIOE-FM is owned and operated by Brian R. Walsh.[4]

Programming

WIOE-FM features both professional announcers and student broadcasters from Warsaw Community High School.[5][6] Warsaw Community High School athletics are also heard on the station.[5]

WIOE-FM's news department prepares and broadcasts local news reports on the weekdays.[5] The station also broadcasts the Sunday services of the First United Methodist Church located in Warsaw.[5][7]

Sale of station

At 12:00 a.m. on Friday, March 6, 2015, the oldies, classic hits, and Classic Top 40 format of LPFM station WIOE-LP moved to commercial WMYQ.[8] WIOE-LP fell silent with the frequency change.[9]

On March 30, 2015, former WIOE-LP co-owner Brian R. Walsh purchased WMYQ from Larko Communications, Inc. for $220,000.[10][11] Walsh entered into a time brokerage agreement with Larko Communications, Inc. on March 6, 2015 in order to begin operating the station.[12]

The sale of WMYQ closed on August 5, 2015.[13] The station's callsign was changed from WMYQ to WIOE on August 19, 2015, and then to WIOE-FM on July 30, 2019.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  2. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-213. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  4. ^ "WIOE-FM Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d "About WIOE - Oldies 101 WIOE-FM". Brian R. Walsh/WIOE. 24 April 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  6. ^ "On Air - Oldies 101 WIOE-FM". Brian R. Walsh/WIOE. 24 April 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  7. ^ "First United Methodist Church". Warsaw First United Methodist Church. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  8. ^ "WIOE Moves From 98.3FM To 101.1FM". Brian R. Walsh/WIOE. March 7, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  9. ^ Venta, Lance (March 13, 2015). "Indiana LPFM Moves To Commercial Station". RadioBB Networks. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  10. ^ "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. March 26, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  11. ^ "WMYQ Asset Purchase Agreement". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. March 20, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  12. ^ "Time Brokerage Agreement". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. March 6, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  13. ^ "Consummation Notice". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.

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Radio stations in the Fort Wayne, Indiana and Defiance, Ohio areas
Oldies radio stations in the state of Indiana
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