WSMS
WSMS (99.9 FM, "The Fox") is a Mississippi based radio station broadcasting an album-oriented rock (AOR) music format.[1] 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 Premiere Radio Networks.[2]
|  | |
| City | Artesia, Mississippi | 
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Columbus-Starkville-West Point | 
| Frequency | 99.9 MHz | 
| Branding | 99.9 The Fox | 
| Programming | |
| Format | Album-oriented rock (AOR) | 
| Affiliations | Premiere Radio Networks | 
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Cumulus Media (Cumulus Licensing LLC) | 
| WJWF, 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 | |
| Facility ID | 6664 | 
| Class | C2 | 
| ERP | 47,000 watts | 
| HAAT | 154 meters (505 ft) | 
| Transmitter coordinates | 33°39′14″N 88°37′15″W | 
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live via iHeart | 
| Website | www | 
History
    
The Federal Communications Commission issued a construction permit for the station to Bravo Communications, Inc. on May 10, 1984.[3] The station was assigned the call sign WZIX on July 3, 1984, and received its license to cover on July 15, 1987.[4] 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.[5] On April 1, 1993, the station changed its call sign again to WQNN, and on March 1, 1996, to the current WSMS.[6]
References
    
- "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
- "WSMS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
- "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
- "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
- "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
- "WSMS Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
External links
    
- Official website
- WSMS in the FCC FM station database
- WSMS on Radio-Locator
- WSMS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database