- WIOT
Infobox Radio Station
name = WIOT
city =Toledo, Ohio
area =Toledo, Ohio
branding = 104.7 WIOT
slogan = Toledo's Best Rock!
airdate =December 25 ,1972 (as WIOT)
frequency = 104.7 (MHz)
format =Album oriented rock
erp = 50,000watt s
haat = 165meter s
class = B
facility_id = 19628
call letters meaning = possibly cu"iot"'e (as a coyote howl is often heard on station)fact
owner =Clear Channel Communications
webcast = [http://www.wiot.com/pages/streaming.html Listen Live]
website = [http://www.wiot.com www.wiot.com]
callsign_meaning =WIOT is a FM
radio station inToledo, Ohio . Owned byClear Channel Communications , the station broadcasts at 104.7 MHz.WIOT has been Toledo's rock station since
1972 . Before that it was classical and office sort of "background" music format station. The call letters were in the past WTOL-FM and WCWA-FM. During the mornings, the station airs the syndicated morning show, Bob and Tom Show.WIOT's studios are located in the Fort Industry Square building on Summit Street in downtown Toledo. Its offices are at Superior and Lafayette in Toledo. The station's transmitter is located at North Wynn and Cedar Point Roads in
Oregon, OH . Before that the studios were in the Newsbee Building and the transmitter was on WTOL-TV's tower.Broadcast area
The station serves Toledo and northwest Ohio, but its signal also reaches downtown Detroit, the southern and western suburbs (the latter due to the hills) as well as most of
Essex County, Ontario , includingWindsor, Ontario andLeamington, Ontario . Under exceptionally good conditions (such asfog ), the station's signal can reachChatham, Ontario , before it starts to interfere withWoodstock, Ontario 'sCIHR-FM , which is also on 104.7 FM. The station also experiences regular interference fromGeneva, Ohio 'sWKKY , which is also on 104.7, near theWheatley, Ontario andComber, Ontario areas (mostly in the southeastern corner of Essex County).External links
* [http://www.wiot.com/main.html WIOT.com]
*FMQ|WIOT
*FML|WIOT
*FMARB|WIOT
* [http://www.w9wi.com/articles/grand_fm.htm List of "grandfathered" FM radio stations in the U.S.]
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