WDFM (FM)
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| Frequency | 98.1 MHz |
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| Branding | Mix 98.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Hot adult contemporary |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
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| WONW, WNDH, WZOM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1985 |
Call sign meaning | Defiance FM |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 73393 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 152 meters (499 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°17′28.00″N 84°32′17.00″W / 41.2911111°N 84.5380556°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | mix981fm |
WDFM (98.1 MHz) is an FM radio station located in Defiance, Ohio.[2] The station is owned and operated as of March 2024 by iHeartMedia, Inc.,[3] which purchased it from Lankenau-Small Media in 1999.[4] It has a broadcast tower in Sherwood, Ohio.
WDFM formerly operated an on-channel booster station in Fort Wayne, Indiana, but did not rebuild it after a winter storm toppled the booster station's tower. The main WDFM signal reaches much of Fort Wayne, but the station does not target that region. During certain conditions, the station can be received in the metro Detroit area.
Currently, it broadcasts a hot adult contemporary radio format as Mix 98.1, Today's Variety. The station also plays Christmas music for much of November and December. Prior to its rebranding in 1999, WDFM was of the AC Hot 30 format, and prior to that and back to its sign-on in 1985, the station played easy listening music.