WMEE

WMEE
Broadcast area
Fort Wayne metro
Frequency97.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding97.3 WMEE
Programming
FormatHot adult contemporary
Subchannels
  • HD1: WMEE analog
  • HD2: Talk (WOWO simulcast)
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
February 5, 1965 (1965-02-05)
Former call signs
  • WKJG-FM (1965–71)
  • WMEF (1971–79)
Call sign meaning
Originally used on the former—and current—WKJG from 1971 to 1979; "WMEE" was cited as easier to pronounce on-air as opposed to "WKJG"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
51726
ClassB
ERP26,000 watts
HAAT210 meters (690 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°06′43″N 85°11′42″W / 41.112°N 85.195°W / 41.112; -85.195
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Websitewww.wmee.com

WMEE (97.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format. The station serves the Fort Wayne, Indiana area. The station is currently owned by Federated Media.

History

The WMEE calls originated in 1971 at 1380 kHz on the AM dial as a Top 40 outlet before switching to 97.3 FM in 1979. The 97.3 FM frequency had previously programmed beautiful music as WMEF (and originally as WKJG-FM). The station originally used legendary and iconic nicknames and monikers throughout the years, including "The New Magic 97 FM, WMEE" (the first branding and moniker used when WMEE moved from AM to FM on September 21, 1979), "The All New, All Hit 97 FM, WMEE", "Power 97 FM, WMEE", "Mix 97 FM, WMEE", and currently "97.3 WMEE". From September 1979 until September 1994, WMEE-FM was Fort Wayne's longtime CHR leader and originally had an effective radiated power of 48,000 watts. In September 1994, WMEE dropped its CHR format and flipped to its current hot adult contemporary format.

Former logo

HD Radio

WMEE is licensed to broadcast in the HD Radio (hybrid) format:

Notable WMEE-FM alumni

Notable WMEE AM alumni

References

  1. ↑ "History". Federated Media. Archived from the original on January 16, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WMEE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "WMEE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ "Station Search Details".
  5. ↑ "Stations".