- WDFM (FM)
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WPSU (FM) "Infobox Radio Station
name = WDFM (Mix 98.1)
area =Defiance, Ohio /Fort Wayne, Indiana
branding = |Mix 98-1 slogan = |Today's Variety airdate =
frequency = 98.1 (MHz)
format = Hot AC
erp =
class =
owner =Clear Channel Communications
website = [http://www.981mix.com/ Mix 98.1's website]WDFM is an FM
radio station located inDefiance, Ohio . The station operates on theFM radio frequency of 98.1 MHz. The station is owned and operated byClear Channel Communications , who purchased it from Lankenau-Small Media in 1999. It has a broadcast tower in Sherwood, Ohio.WDFM formerly operated an on-channel booster station in
Fort Wayne, Indiana , but did not rebuild it after a winter storm toppled the booster station's tower. The main WDFM signal reaches much of Fort Wayne, but the station does not target that region.Programming
Currently, it broadcasts a Hot AC format as Mix 98-1, Today's Variety. The station plays more rhythmic material than most Hot AC stations, to the point where it could be termed an Adult Top 40. Prior to its rebranding in 1999, WDFM was of the AC Hot 30 format, and prior to that and back to its sign-on in
1985 , the station playedeasy listening music.WDFM and its Clear Channel-owned sister stations in the Defiance/Napoleon area (
WZOM -FM,WNDH -FM andWONW -AM) are being sold off as part of Clear Channel's recent downsizing initiatives.Federated Media , owner of several Fort Wayne stations (includingWOWO andWMEE ), has been rumored to be interested in the Defiance/Napoleon stations, and it is also rumored that when and if the sale is completed, WDFM will drop its "Mix" format and change to a new format to target Fort Wayne.Television
WDFM also operates a low power television station
WDFM-LP channel 26. When owned by Lankenau-Small Media, they experimented with some syndicated programming, with a community bulletin board airing when no programming is scheduled. It is now the only television station still owned by Clear Channel and is considered a side business of WDFM radio.External links
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* [http://www.michiguide.com/dials/rad-d/wdfm.html Michiguide: WDFM-FM info]
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