WHMS-FM

WHMS-FM

Champaign, Illinois
Broadcast area	Bloomington, Champaign
Frequency	97.5 MHz
Branding	Lite Rock 97.5
Programming
Format	Adult Contemporary Christmas music (Nov.-Dec.)
Ownership
Owner	The News-Gazette (D.W.S., Inc.)
Sister stations	WDWS, WKIO
History
First air date	1949 (as WDWS-FM)
Former call signs	WDWS-FM (1949-1988)
Call sign meaning	Helen M. Stevick Note: original
Technical information
Facility ID	14962
Class	B
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	109 meters (358 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°5′4.00″N 88°14′53.00″W
Links
Webcast	Listen live
Website	whms.com

WHMS-FM (97.5 FM), is a soft adult contemporary formatted radio station in Champaign, Illinois. The station is owned by The News-Gazette, the primary newspaper in the Champaign-Urbana area. The station slogan is "Lite Rock 97.5," and the station has an output power of 50 kW. WHMS-FM serves both the Champaign-Urbana, and Danville markets in East Central Illinois.

WHMS was founded in 1949 as WDWS-FM, a sister station to WDWS. It was renamed WHMS in 1988 in honor of Helen M. Stevick, longtime publisher of the News-Gazette.

Along with its sister station WDWS, WHMS has been the longtime broadcaster of the Illinois Fighting Illini, simulcasting all Illini football and men's basketball games.

The station carries the popular Love Songs with Delilah program weeknights, hosted by Delilah Rene.

External links

• WHMS-FM 97.5
• WHMS in the FCC FM station database
• WHMS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database