WSMS (99.9 FM, "The Fox") is a

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based

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broadcasting an

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(AOR) music format. Licensed to

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, United States, the station serves the Columbus-Starkville-West Point area. The station is currently owned by

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and features programming from

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History

The

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issued a

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for the station to Bravo Communications, Inc. on May 10, 1984. The station was assigned the

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WZIX on July 3, 1984, and received its license to cover on July 15, 1987. 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. On April 1, 1993, the station changed its call sign again to WQNN, and on March 1, 1996, to the current WSMS.

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