WEIO

WEIO
Frequency100.9 MHz
Branding100.9 The Farm
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
Owner
  • Chris Freeland and Laurie Hendrickson
  • (Freeland Broadcasting Co, Inc.)
WWDX
History
First air date
November 1979 (1979-11) (as WPVG)
Last air date
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01)
Former call signs
  • WPVG (1976–1982)
  • WPBE (1982–1986)
  • WHZZ-FM (1986–1991)
  • WVHR (1991–2009)
Call sign meaning
"EIEIO" from "Old MacDonald Had a Farm"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
42368
ClassC3
ERP25,000 watts
HAAT91 meters (299 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
35°57′5.2″N 88°27′47.1″W / 35.951444°N 88.463083°W / 35.951444; -88.463083
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.thefarmradio.com

WEIO (100.9 FM, "100.9 The Farm") was a radio station that last broadcast a country music format. Licensed to Huntingdon, Tennessee, United States, the station was owned by Chris Freeland and Laurie Hendrickson's Freeland Broadcasting Company, who inherited the station from their father Jim.

On July 1, 2025, WEIO ceased operations; its AM sister station, WWDX, had left the air in March due to antenna damage. By the time of the station's closure, the studio and transmitter facility had become more valuable than WEIO itself; co-owner Chris Freeland attributed WEIO's decline to changes in management and the market. The studio building was immediately sold; the WEIO license was separately placed on the market, with the intention of returning it to the Federal Communications Commission if a buyer was not found. The license was surrendered in June 2026.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WEIO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
  3. ↑ "WEIO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
  4. 1 2 "WEIO Radio Goes Off The Air". The Mckenzie Banner. July 8, 2025. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
  5. ↑ WEIO Ceases Operations Radioinsight - July 15, 2025
  6. ↑ Venta, Lance (July 5, 2026). "FCC Report 7/5". RadioInsight. Retrieved July 5, 2026.