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Frequency | 104.9 MHz |
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Programming | |
Format | Adult hits |
Ownership | |
Owner | The Original Company, Inc. |
WFIW, WOKZ | |
History | |
First air date | August 18, 1965 [1] |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 71161 |
Class | A |
ERP | 4,900 watts |
HAAT | 111 meters (364 ft) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | wfiwradio.com |
WFIW-FM 104.9 FM is a radio station broadcasting an adult hits format. Licensed to Fairfield, Illinois, the station is owned by The Original Company, Inc. [2]
WFIW-FM began broadcasting on August 18, 1965. [1] The station was originally owned by Thomas Smoot Land and Bryan Davidson, doing business as Wayne County Broadcasting Company. [3] In May 1974, Thomas Land would take sole ownership of the station, [1] [3] and would later pass ownership of the station to his son, Dave Land. [4] [5] In 2012, Land sold WFIW-FM, along with WFIW 1390 and WOKZ, to The Original Company for $962,766.67. [5] [6]
The station originally had an ERP of 3 kW at an HAAT of 197 feet. [1] [3] In 1979, its HAAT was increased to 273 ft. [3] The station originally simulcast the programming of WFIW 1390, but on February 15, 1983, the simulcast ended, [1] and the station began airing an adult contemporary format independent of its AM sister station. [7] In 1985, the station had begun airing a CHR format as "I-105". [8] By 1988, the station would return to airing an adult contemporary format. [9] In 1993, the station's format was changed from adult contemporary to oldies. [10] In September 1999, the station's format was changed to soft AC. [11] In 2009, the station's format was changed to adult hits. [12]
WFIW as a CHR station is a former affiliate of Dan Ingram's Top 40 Satellite Survey.
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Frequency | 104.9 MHz |
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Programming | |
Format | Adult hits |
Ownership | |
Owner | The Original Company, Inc. |
WFIW, WOKZ | |
History | |
First air date | August 18, 1965 [1] |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 71161 |
Class | A |
ERP | 4,900 watts |
HAAT | 111 meters (364 ft) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | wfiwradio.com |
WFIW-FM 104.9 FM is a radio station broadcasting an adult hits format. Licensed to Fairfield, Illinois, the station is owned by The Original Company, Inc. [2]
WFIW-FM began broadcasting on August 18, 1965. [1] The station was originally owned by Thomas Smoot Land and Bryan Davidson, doing business as Wayne County Broadcasting Company. [3] In May 1974, Thomas Land would take sole ownership of the station, [1] [3] and would later pass ownership of the station to his son, Dave Land. [4] [5] In 2012, Land sold WFIW-FM, along with WFIW 1390 and WOKZ, to The Original Company for $962,766.67. [5] [6]
The station originally had an ERP of 3 kW at an HAAT of 197 feet. [1] [3] In 1979, its HAAT was increased to 273 ft. [3] The station originally simulcast the programming of WFIW 1390, but on February 15, 1983, the simulcast ended, [1] and the station began airing an adult contemporary format independent of its AM sister station. [7] In 1985, the station had begun airing a CHR format as "I-105". [8] By 1988, the station would return to airing an adult contemporary format. [9] In 1993, the station's format was changed from adult contemporary to oldies. [10] In September 1999, the station's format was changed to soft AC. [11] In 2009, the station's format was changed to adult hits. [12]
WFIW as a CHR station is a former affiliate of Dan Ingram's Top 40 Satellite Survey.