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WDFM

Defiance, Ohio
Frequency	98.1 MHz
Branding	Mix 98.1
Programming
Format	Hot adult contemporary
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WONW, WNDH, WZOM
History
First air date	1985; 40 years ago (1985)
Call sign meaning	Defiance FM
Technical information
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 / 41.2911111; -84.5380556
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	mix981fm.iheart.com

WDFM (98.1 MHz) is an FM radio station located in Defiance, Ohio. The station is owned and operated as of March 2024 by iHeartMedia, Inc., which purchased it from Lankenau-Small Media in 1999. 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.

Programming

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.

Television

WDFM also operated a low power television station, WDFM-LP (now WNHO-LD) channel 26. When owned by Lankenau-Small Media, they experimented with some syndicated programming, with a community bulletin board airing when no programming is scheduled. It was the last television station owned by iHeartMedia and was considered a side business of WDFM radio. WDFM-LP was donated to American Christian Television Services in 2018, and was later shut down in 2024.

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for WDFM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "Facility Details « Licensing and Management System Admin « FCC".
3. "iHeart Retires Some Heritage Radio Corporate Names". Insideradio.com. January 6, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
4. "Broadcast Actions". Archived from the original on May 10, 2019.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 73393 (WDFM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WDFM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• Michiguide: WDFM-FM info

• Radio stations in Ohio
• Hot adult contemporary radio stations in the United States
• IHeartMedia radio stations
• Radio stations established in 1985
• 1985 establishments in Ohio