WHMS-FM: Difference between revisions – Wikipedia

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| former_callsigns = WDWS-FM (1949–1988)

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| owner = Community Media Group, Inc.

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| licensee = Champaign Multimedia Group, LLC

| licensee = Champaign Multimedia Group, LLC

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”’WHMS-FM”’ (97.5 [[Hertz|MHz]]) is a [[commercial radio]] station in [[Champaign, Illinois]]. It broadcasts an [[adult contemporary]] [[radio format]], switching to [[Christmas music]] for part of November and December. WHMS-FM calls itself “Lite Rock 97.5” and is owned by [[The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana)|The News-Gazette]], the primary newspaper in the [[Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area]].

”’WHMS-FM”’ (97.5 [[|]]) is a [[radio]] [[Champaign, Illinois]] It broadcasts an [[adult contemporary]] format “Lite Rock 97.5” and is owned by [[The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana)|The News-Gazette]], the primary newspaper in the [[Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area]].

WHMS-FM has an [[effective radiated power]] (ERP) of 50,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations in Illinois. The [[transmitter]] is on South Nell Street ([[U.S. Route 45 in Illinois|U.S. Route 45]]) at West Windsor Road in Champaign.

WHMS-FM transmitter is on South Nell Street ([[U.S. Route 45 in Illinois|U.S. Route 45]]) at West Windsor Road in Champaign.

==Programming==

Along with co-owned [[WDWS]], WHMS-FM is the longtime broadcaster of the [[University of Illinois]] sports, [[simulcast]]ing all [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Fighting Illini football]] and [[Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball|men’s basketball]] games. On weekday evenings, WHMS-FM carries the [[radio syndication|nationally syndicated]] ”[[Delilah Rene|Delilah]]” call-in and request show from [[Premiere Networks]].

==History==

==History==

In 1949, the station [[sign-on|signed on]] as WDWS-FM, a [[sister station]] to [[WDWS]] (1400 AM). In its first decades, it mostly [[simulcast]] WDWS. In the late 1960s, it switched to a [[beautiful music]] format, playing quarter hour sweeps of mostly soft, instrumental [[cover version]]s of popular songs, as well as [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] and [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] show tunes.

In 1949, the station signed on as WDWS-FM, a sister station to [[WDWS]] (1400 AM). In its first decades, it mostly simulcast WDWS. In the late 1960s, it switched to a [[beautiful music]] format, playing quarter hour sweeps of mostly soft, instrumental [[cover version]]s of popular songs, as well as [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] and [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] show tunes.

[[File:WHMS LiteRock97.5 logo.png|thumb|Previous logo]]

[[File:WHMS LiteRock97.5 logo.png|thumb|Previous logo]]

In the 1980s, as the [[easy listening]] audience was beginning to age, the station added more vocals to the [[playlist]], eventually making the transition to [[soft adult contemporary]] music. It was renamed WHMS-FM in 1988 in honor of Helen M. Stevick, longtime publisher of the News-Gazette.

In the 1980s, as the [[easy listening]] audience was beginning to age, the station added more vocals to the playlist, eventually making the transition to [[soft adult contemporary]] music. It was renamed WHMS-FM in 1988 in honor of Helen M. Stevick, longtime publisher of the News-Gazette.

==References==

==References==

Radio station in Champaign, Illinois, United States