WIOE-FM
Radio station in South Whitley, Indiana
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WIOE-FM (101.1 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.[5]
- North Eastern Indiana
- North Central Indiana
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| Broadcast area |
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| Frequency | 101.1 MHz |
| Branding | Oldies 101.1, 104.3 & Stereo 1450 WIOE |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies; classic hits; classic top 40[1] |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Brian R. Walsh |
| WGL, WIOE | |
| History | |
First air date | December 2, 1992[2] |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Warsaw's Independently Owned Entertainment" |
| Technical information[4] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 36577 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°5′58.0″N 85°43′29.0″W |
| Repeater | 1450 WIOE (Fort Wayne) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | WIOE-FM Online |
Programming
WIOE-FM features both professional announcers and student broadcasters from Warsaw Community High School.[6][7] Warsaw Community High School athletics are also heard on the station.[6]
WIOE-FM's news department prepares and broadcasts local news reports on the weekdays.[6] The station also broadcasts the Sunday services of the First United Methodist Church located in Warsaw.[6][8]
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.[9] WIOE-LP fell silent with the frequency change.[10]
On March 30, 2015, former WIOE-LP co-owner Brian R. Walsh purchased WMYQ from Larko Communications, Inc. for $220,000.[11][12] Walsh entered into a time brokerage agreement with Larko Communications, Inc. on March 6, 2015, in order to begin operating the station.[13]
The sale of WMYQ closed on August 5, 2015.[14] The station's callsign was changed from WMYQ to WIOE on August 19, 2015, and then to WIOE-FM on July 30, 2019.[3]