WFMS (95.5 MHz) is a commercial

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. It is owned by

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and is

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, while serving the

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. Its studios and offices are located on North Shadeland Avenue east of Indianapolis, and its

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is off Burk Road. The station has won several awards from the

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as large market station of the year. WFMS is licensed to broadcast in the hybrid

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format.

History

WFMS first

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the air on March 15, 1957, and originally it was licensed to Indianapolis. It became a country music station in October 1976, and has stayed in the same format since then. Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 p. C-71

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