WIOE-FM

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]

WIOE-FM

South Whitley, Indiana United States
Broadcast area	North Eastern Indiana North Central Indiana
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
Sister stations	WGL, WIOE
History
First air date	December 2, 1992 (32 years ago) (1992-12-02)[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[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(s)	1450 WIOE (Fort Wayne)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
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]

References

1. "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. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
4. "Facility Technical Data for WIOE-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
5. "WIOE-FM Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
6. "About WIOE - Oldies 101 WIOE-FM". Brian R. Walsh/WIOE. 24 April 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
7. "On Air - Oldies 101 WIOE-FM". Brian R. Walsh/WIOE. 24 April 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
8. "First United Methodist Church". Warsaw First United Methodist Church. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
9. "WIOE Moves From 98.3FM To 101.1FM". Brian R. Walsh/WIOE. March 7, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
10. Venta, Lance (March 13, 2015). "Indiana LPFM Moves To Commercial Station". RadioBB Networks. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
11. "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. March 26, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
12. "WMYQ Asset Purchase Agreement". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. March 20, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
13. "Time Brokerage Agreement". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. March 6, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
14. "Consummation Notice". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.

External links

• Oldies 101.1 & 104.3 WIOE online
• Facility details for Facility ID 36577 (WIOE-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WIOE-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database