WSMS

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WSMS
WSMS Fox99.9 logo.png
Broadcast area Columbus-Starkville-West Point
Frequency 99.9 MHz
Branding99.9 The Fox
Programming
Format Album-oriented rock (AOR)
Affiliations Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
WKOR-FM, WMXU, WNMQ, WSSO
History
First air date
 1987 (as WZIX)
Former call signs
WZIX (1984–1991)
WJWF-FM (1991–1993)
WQNN (1993–1996)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 6664
Class C2
ERP 47,000 watts
HAAT 154 meters (505 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 33°39′14″N88°37′15″W / 33.65389°N 88.62083°W / 33.65389; -88.62083
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Listen Live via iHeart
Website www.999thefoxrocks.com

WSMS (99.9 FM, "The Fox") is a Mississippi based radio station broadcasting an album-oriented rock (AOR) music format. [2] Licensed to Artesia, Mississippi, United States, the station serves the Columbus-Starkville-West Point area. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media and features programming from Westwood One. [3]

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History

The Federal Communications Commission issued a construction permit for the station to Bravo Communications, Inc. on May 10, 1984. [4] The station was assigned the call sign WZIX on July 3, 1984, and received its license to cover on July 15, 1987. [5] On June 1, 1991, the station changed its call sign to WJWF-FM. Bravo Communications assigned the station's license to the current owner, Cumulus Media, on February 14, 2002. [6] On April 1, 1993, the station changed its call sign again to WQNN, and on March 1, 1996, to the current WSMS. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WSMS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
  3. ↑ "WSMS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
  7. ↑ "WSMS Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 3, 2009.


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