WIMS is an AM Station broadcasting on 1420 kHz in Michigan City, Indiana, and serves the northwest Indiana listening area. Its format is primarily classic hits music, news, talk and sports. The station is currently owned by Gerard Media, LLC.[2][3]
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| Broadcast area | Chicago and Northwest Indiana |
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| Frequency | 1420 kHz |
| Branding | WIMS am1420 95.1fm |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic Hits, News/Talk |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Gerard Media, LLC |
| WHFB (AM) | |
| History | |
First air date | August 10, 1947 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 39383 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 5,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°40′26″N 86°55′58″W / 41.67389°N 86.93278°W |
| Translator(s) | 95.1 W236BD (Michigan City) 102.3 MHz W272BZ (Portage) 106.7 W294CY (Valparaiso) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wimsradio.com |
WIMS has been broadcasting live from Michigan City since 1947, having begun broadcasting August 8 of that year on 1420 kHz with 1 kW power (daytime only). It was licensed to Northern Indiana Broadcasters Inc.[4] Most recently it is run by Ric Federighi and his brothers of Gerard Media LLC.
WIMS is an affiliate of the Grand Valley State Laker football radio network.[5]
WIMS is also broadcast over two translators, W236BD 95.1 in Michigan City, and W294CY 106.7 in Valparaiso.
References edit
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WIMS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WIMS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
- ^ "The Indiana Radio Archive | Stations | WIMS". indianaradio.net. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
- ^ "I-kw Daytimer Launched At Michigan City, Ind" (PDF). Broadcasting. August 18, 1947. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "GRAND VALLEY STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Grand Valley State Lakers. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
External links edit
- WIMS official website
- WIMS in the FCC AM station database
- WIMS in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- W236BD in the FCC FM station database
- W236BD at FCCdata.org
- W272BZ in the FCC FM station database
- W272BZ at FCCdata.org
- W294CY in the FCC FM station database
- W294CY at FCCdata.org
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