WFML

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WFML
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[[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]]96.7 MHz
Branding96.7 The Rock
Programming
FormatMainstream rock
AffiliationsABC News Radio
Network Indiana
White Sox Radio Network
Learfield-IMG Purdue Network
Ownership
OwnerThe Vincennes University Foundation
OperatorDLC Media
WVUB, WVUT
History
First air date
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Former call signs
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  • WAOV-FM (1965–1979)
  • WRTB (1979–1986)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
66637
ClassA
ERP2,150 watts
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Links
Public license information
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WebcastListen Live
Website967therock.com

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WFML (96.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Vincennes, Indiana, United States. The station airs a mainstream rock format and is owned by the Vincennes University Foundation. DLC Media handles operations of the station for the university.

Established as a privately owned commercial station in 1965, it was donated to the university in 1986 so its owner could buy a higher-power FM station. While owned by the university, WFML operates on a commercial basis, unlike the other Vincennes University broadcast outlets. For most of the last 20 years, commercial groups have contracted with the university to run WFML.

History

Commercial years

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The American National Bank Building was the original location of WAOV-FM's studio and transmitter

On February 10, 1965, the Vincennes Sun Company, owner of WAOV (1450 AM), received a construction permit to build a new FM station in Vincennes, with the transmitter at its studio site in the American National Bank Building.[1]Template:R/superscript The station signed on May 17, 1965, initially simulcasting the AM station as a test.[3] It would not be until the fall of 1966 when WAOV-FM gained its own program format.[4] By the early 1970s, WAOV-FM had become "Fun Music Radio"; in an era when most Top 40 formats were on AM and only a handful of pioneer FM hit music stations had emerged in major cities, the format provided contemporary music and was also syndicated to other stations by the station manager's son.[5][6]

Adjacent to the tower for WAOV AM was the Vincennes Executive Inn, owned by Robert E. Green. Green sought to expand the inn, but he needed the station property to carry out his plan. Green bought WAOV-AM-FM in 1979; the radio stations moved into a penthouse studio in the Executive Inn, while the FM went through technical and programming changes. The call letters were changed to WRTB, and the transmitter was moved to a new tower shared with the AM station;[5]Template:R/superscript the station was changed to live programming instead of using tapes.[7]

Donation to VU

In 1986, Green acquired a pair of radio stations licensed to nearby Washington: WAMW (1580 AM) and WFML (106.5 FM), the third-oldest FM station in the state.[8] The acquisition was made with the express purpose of obtaining the higher-power FM signal to relocate WRTB. Green could not retain both of the AM stations or both of the FM stations; he opted to donate the pair to the Vincennes University Foundation, which already owned noncommercial WVUB (91.1 FM).[9] VU immediately sought a buyer for the Washington AM outlet.[10]

VU's broadcasting program expanded with the ability to train students in the operation of a commercial radio station.[9]Template:R/superscript However, the station was not profitable for the university. In 2002, the university opted to outsource the operations of WFML under a local marketing agreement (LMA).[11] Media Five, a locally owned marketing agency, began programming the station with a country format, which continued in 2007 when DLC Media, led by Dave Crooks, successfully bid for the rights. DLC first shifted the station to classic country as "The Fox" before it changed the station to variety hits under the name "Max". WFML later switched to classic rock, retaining the brand. In 2014, the "Max" classic rock format was replaced by a return to variety hits using the Jack FM moniker.[12] This continued until VU opted to resume operating WFML itself in 2017,[11]Template:R/superscript using a soft adult contemporary "smooth rock" format focused on songs from the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s.[13] This format later evolved to classic hits, retaining the name "96.7 The Bridge".[14]Template:R/superscript

On June 28, 2023, DLC Media resumed operating WFML under an LMA and replaced the classic hits format with mainstream rock, branded as "96.7 The Rock".[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History Cards for WFML". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for WFML". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Effective at 5:30 a.m. ..." Vincennes Sun-Commercial. May 16, 1965. p. 2. Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."After today, your radio will never sound the same". Vincennes Sun-Commercial. October 2, 1966. p. 9. Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sebring, Edward L. (February 9, 1993). "WAOV radio for sale". Vincennes Sun-Commercial. pp. A-1, A-8. Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Abrams, Earl B. (September 23, 1974). "Radio robots come to life as automated formats score ratings gains" (PDF). Broadcasting. pp. 33–41. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Davies, Nancy (January 11, 1979). "Construction-Firm Executive May Buy Vincennes WAOV-Radio". Vincennes Sun-Commercial. Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Washington Radio Station Sold". Loganport Pharos-Tribune. March 21, 1986. p. 12. Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  9. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Green donates radio stations". Vincennes Sun-Commercial. June 10, 1986. pp. 1, 6. Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."VU Foundation to sell radio station". Vincennes Sun-Commercial. August 26, 1986. p. 1. Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  11. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Cohen, Jess (March 22, 2017). "VU will again manage WFML-FM". Vincennes Sun-Commercial. pp. A1, A6. Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Venta, Lance (June 30, 2014). "Max Gives Way To Jack In Vincennes". RadioInsight. Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Venta, Lance (April 2, 2017). "WFML Flips To Smooth Rock". RadioInsight. Archived from the original on September 13, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  14. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Venta, Lance (June 28, 2023). "DLC Media Resumes Operating WFML With Rock Flip". RadioInsight. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.

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