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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. WIOE-FM is owned and operated by Brian R. Walsh.

Programming

WIOE-FM features both professional announcers and student broadcasters from Warsaw Community High School. Warsaw Community High School athletics are also heard on the station.

WIOE-FM's news department prepares and broadcasts local news reports on the weekdays. The station also broadcasts the Sunday services of the First United Methodist Church located in Warsaw.

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. WIOE-LP fell silent with the frequency change.

On March 30, 2015, former WIOE-LP co-owner Brian R. Walsh purchased WMYQ from Larko Communications, Inc. for $220,000. Walsh entered into a time brokerage agreement with Larko Communications, Inc. on March 6, 2015 in order to begin operating the station.

The sale of WMYQ closed on August 5, 2015. The station's callsign was changed from WMYQ to WIOE on August 19, 2015, and then to WIOE-FM on July 30, 2019.

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

• Classic hits radio stations in the United States
• Oldies radio stations in the United States
• Radio stations established in 1993
• Radio stations in Indiana
• 1993 establishments in Indiana