WSLM-FM
From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
| Frequency | 97.9 MHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | 97.9 FM Home of the IU Hoosiers |
| Programming | |
| Format | News and Sports |
| Affiliations | Indianapolis Colts Radio Network[1] |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Rebecca L. White |
| WSLM WRLW-CD | |
| History | |
First air date | 1962 |
Call sign meaning | W SaLeM |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 55319 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (328 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°38′7″N 86°10′37″W / 38.63528°N 86.17694°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | wslmradio.com |
WSLM-FM (97.9 FM) is a classic rock, news, and sports radio station licensed to serve the community of Salem, Indiana as well as 21 other counties in the Southern Indiana/Louisville, Kentucky market.
WSLM-FM broadcasts from newly renovated digital studios located in Salem, Indiana. It is licensed to Rebecca L. White.
Programming
[edit]Currently WSLM-FM is programmed with news and sports format and also holds market-exclusive rights to broadcast Indiana University Sports, Indianapolis Sports, Big Ten Basketball. The station is also the Kentuckiana Home of the Indianapolis Colts as well as all three divisions of NASCAR Racing as well as Indy Car races. White also added the syndicated morning show Rick & Bubba to the station in mid-2013 and continues to broadcast her own long-running morning segment “Coffee Club”.
WSLM-FM is a member of the IHSAA Championship Radio Network and airs coverage of IHSAA Network Football and Boys' and Girls' Basketball. WSLM-FM also carries Indiana Sports talk from Network Indiana.
WSLM-FM is also an affiliate of the Indiana Hoosier Network and Indianapolis Colts Radio Network airing Indiana Football and Basketball games and respective coaches shows and Indianapolis Colts gameday coverage.
WSLM-FM is also the only radio station in the Louisville and Southern Indiana market airing all NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Truck Series races as well as selected races from the Indy Racing League.
She first licensed the station in 1992.
References
[edit]- ^ List of Indianapolis Colts radio affiliates; retrieved October 23, 2020.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WSLM-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 55319 (WSLM-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WSLM-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database