WBOW (FM)

WBOW

City	Paris, Illinois
Broadcast area	Champaign, Terre Haute
Branding	98.5 WBOW
Slogan	The Valley's Best Variety
Frequency	98.5 MHz
First air date	1952 (as WPRS-FM at 98.3)
Format	Adult Contemporary Christmas music (Nov.-Dec.)
Audience share	7.4 (Fa'07, R&R^[1])
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	152 meters
Class	B
Facility ID	51153
Transmitter coordinates	39°36′21.00″N 87°43′35.00″W / 39.6058333°N 87.7263889°W / 39.6058333; -87.7263889
Former callsigns	WPRS-FM (1952-1974) WACF (1974-2006) WINH (2006-2009) WIBQ (2009-2014)
Former frequencies	98.3 MHz (1952-1974)
Owner	Duey E. Wright (Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Sister stations	WDKE, WDWQ, WIBQ, WMGI, WPRS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	985wbow.com

WBOW (98.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary format. Licensed to Paris, Illinois, USA, the station serves the Champaign, Illinois, and Terre Haute, Indiana, area. The station is owned by Midwest Communications, Inc.^[2]

History of call letters

The call letters WBOW-FM were previously assigned to a Terre Haute station that broadcast on 101.1 MHz. It began broadcasting in late 1947, featuring classical music.^[3]

References

↑ "Terre Haute Market Ratings". Radio & Records.
↑ "WBOW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "Indiana Outlet Adds FM" (PDF). Radio Daily. January 2, 1948. Retrieved 12 January 2015.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WBOW

Radio-Locator information on WBOW

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WBOW

Radio stations in the Terre Haute, Indiana market

By FM frequency	88.5 89.7 90.7 91.3 91.9 92.7 93.3 93.7 95.1 95.9 97.3 98.5 99.9 100.7 102.7 104.3 104.9 105.5 105.9

By AM frequency	580 1130 1230 1440 1480

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.525

By callsign	KXI47 W217AS WAXI WBOW WCBH WCRT-FM WDKE WDWQ WFIU WFNB WFNF WHOJ WIBQ WILL WISU WMGI WMMC WPFR WPFR-FM WPRS WQTY WTHI-FM WWVR WXXR-LP WZIS-FM

Nearby radio markets Bloomington-Columbus Champaign Decatur Evansville Indianapolis Lafayette See also List of radio stations in Indiana

Adult Contemporary radio stations in the state of Illinois

Stations	WAKO – Lawrenceville WBOW – Paris WDKB – DeKalb WDNL – Danville WEBQ-FM – Eldorado WGFA-FM – Watseka WGFB – Rockton WHMS – Champaign WISH-FM – Galatia WJDK – Seneca WKAY – Knoxville WLIT – Chicago WMOI – Monmouth WNOI – Flora WNSV – Nashville WPMB – Vandalia WPXN – Paxton WQCY – Quincy WSHE-FM – Chicago WSWT – Peoria WSSQ – Sterling WTYE – Robinson WXEF – Effingham WXFM – Mount Zion WZIM – Lexington WZSR – Woodstock

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Illinois

Midwest Communications

Indiana	Evansville WABX WIKY-FM WLFW WSTO Terre Haute WBOW WDKE WDWQ WIBQ WMGI WPRS

Michigan	Battle Creek WNWN-FM WTOU Coldwater WTVB Holland WHTC WYVN Kalamazoo WKZO WNWN WQLR WVFM WZOX Lansing WJXQ WLMI WQTX WWDK

Minnesota	Duluth KDAL KDAL-FM KDKE KTCO WDSM WDUL Hibbing KMFG WMFG WMFG-FM WNMT WTBX WUSZ

North Dakota	Fargo KFGO KMJO KOYY KRWK KVOX KVOX-FM

South Dakota	Sioux Falls KELO KELO-FM KELQ KQSF KRRO KTWB KWSN

Tennessee	Knoxville WDKW WIMZ-FM WJXB-FM Nashville WCJK WJXA WNFN

Wisconsin	Appleton WGEE WYDR Green Bay WDKF WIXX WNCY-FM WNFL WTAQ/WTAQ-FM Wausau WDEZ WIFC WOZZ WRIG WSAU WSAU-FM Sheboygan WBFM WHBL WHBZ WXER

Website mwcradio.com

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