WSMS
Radio station in Artesia, Mississippi
33°39′14″N 88°37′15″W / 33.65389°N 88.62083°W / 33.65389; -88.62083Listen Live via iHeart
WSMS (99.9 FM, "The Fox") is a Mississippi based radio station broadcasting an album-oriented rock (AOR) music format.[1] Licensed to Artesia, Mississippi, United States, the station serves the Columbus-Starkville-West Point area. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media and features programming from Westwood One.[2]
History
The Federal Communications Commission issued a construction permit for the station to Bravo Communications, Inc. on May 10, 1984.[3] The station was assigned the call sign WZIX on July 3, 1984, and received its license to cover on July 15, 1987.[4] On June 1, 1991, the station changed its call sign to WJWF-FM. Bravo Communications assigned the station's license to the current owner, Cumulus Media, on February 14, 2002.[5] On April 1, 1993, the station changed its call sign again to WQNN, and on March 1, 1996, to the current WSMS.[6]
References
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
- ^ "WSMS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
- ^ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
- ^ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
- ^ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
- ^ "WSMS Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
External links
- Official website
- WSMS in the FCC FM station database
- WSMS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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Radio stations in the Columbus–Starkville–West Point, Mississippi area
- WEPA (710 AM)
- WKOR (980 AM)
- WJWF (1400 AM)
- Nearby radio markets
- Birmingham
- Greenville-Greenwood
- Jackson
- Meridian
- Oxford
- Tupelo
- Tuscaloosa
- See also
- List of radio stations in Mississippi
- Tuscaloosa Radio
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