WIMS
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| City of license | Michigan City, Indiana |
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| Broadcast area | Chicago and Northwest Indiana |
| Branding | AM-1420 WIMS |
| Slogan | The Talk of the South Shore |
| Frequency | 1420 kHz |
| First air date | 1947 |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 5,000 watts night |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 39383 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°40′26″N 86°55′58″W / 41.67389°N 86.93278°WCoordinates: 41°40′26″N 86°55′58″W / 41.67389°N 86.93278°W |
| Owner | Gerard Media, LLC |
| Website | wimsradio.com |
WIMS is an AM Station broadcasting on 1420 kHz in Michigan City, Indiana, and serves the northwest Indiana listening area. Its format is primarily news, talk and sports. The station is currently owned by Gerard Media, LLC.[1]
WIMS has been broadcasting live from Michigan City since 1947, and most recently, is being run by Ric Federighi and his brothers of Gerard Media LLC.
Live local mornings return to the South Shore as Chicago radio personality Ric Federighi interviews newsmakers, takes local phone calls and provides area news and traffic information in-depth.
“Mornings with Ric Federighi” airs from 6 to 9am Monday through Friday and features open phone lines where callers take an active role in the show and have the opportunity to talk with some of the political and influential names in the area.
John Records Landecker and Paula Griffin air live from the Michigan City Studios from 9am to noon.
Craig Koepke sits in with either Johnny Rush, Brian Brophy, or his brother Ryan every afternoon from 3 to 6pm
The station's format involves news twice an hour; traffic four times an hour; local sports twice an hour; local calls and entertainment throughout.
The rest of the schedule consists of a wide variety of syndicated programs, including Joy Browne, Jim Bohannon, Leslie Marshall and Montell Williams.
[edit] References
- ^ "WIMS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WIMS. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
[edit] External links
- WIMS official website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WIMS
- Radio-Locator Information on WIMS
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for WIMS
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