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| Broadcast area | Central Illinois |
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| Frequency | 104.5MHz |
| Branding | 104.5 WFMB |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Woodward Community Media - Springfield, IL |
| WCVS-FM,WFMB,WMAY,WMAY-FM,WNNSWQLZ | |
| History | |
First air date | July 1965; 60 years ago (1965-07)[1] |
Former call signs | WFMB (1965–1991)[2][3] |
| Technical information[4] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 48331 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 43,000Watts |
| HAAT | 131 meters (430 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www.wfmb.com |
WFMB-FM (104.5MHz) is acommercialFMradio stationlicensed toSpringfield, Illinois. It broadcasts acountry musicradio format and is owned by Neuhoff Corp.,[5] through licensee Neuhoff Media Springfield, LLC.[6]
WFMB-FM has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 43,000watts. Theradio studios andtransmitter are on South 4th Street inSouthern View, Illinois, using a Springfield address.[7]
The stationsigned on the air in July 1965; 60 years ago (1965-07).[1] The originalcall sign was simply WFMB. The "-FM"suffix was added in 1991 just before its AM counterpart took the WFMB call letters. The station's studios and transmitter were located at the First National Bank Building at 5th and Adams.[2][1] The station was owned by Capital Broadcasting.[1][2] In 1972, the station's studios and transmitter were moved to the Myers Brothers Building.[2]
In 1980, the station was sold to Springfield Advertising Co. for $1,275,000.[2][8] In 1981, the station moved to its current location on the 3000 block of South 4th Street.[2][9]
In 1989, the station was sold to Neuhoff Broadcasting, along with AM 1450WCVS, for $4,250,000.[10] In 1996, the station was sold to Patterson Broadcasting. After a series of acquisitions, Patterson Broadcasting became part ofClear Channel Communications.[11][12] In 2007, as Clear Channel was selling most of its stations in smaller markets, Neuhoff bought back the Springfield stations the company had sold, including WFMB-FM.[12]
The station has long aired a country music format.[13][14][15][16] It was originallyautomated and added livedisc jockeys in the 1980s.
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