WQME

WQME (98.7 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Anderson, Indiana, serving the Indianapolis, Indiana and Muncie, Indiana markets. Owned by the Educational Media Foundation, the station broadcasts EMF's Air1 network.

Previous logo for WQME
WQME
CityAnderson, Indiana
Broadcast areaIndianapolis, Indiana
Muncie, Indiana
Frequency98.7 MHz
BrandingAir1
SloganWorship Now
Programming
FormatChristian Worship
AffiliationsAir1
Ownership
OwnerEducational Media Foundation
History
First air date
November 30, 1990
Technical information
Facility ID2216
ClassA
ERP4,500 watts
HAAT117 meters (384 ft)
Translator(s)W287BE 105.3 FM (Greenwood)
Links
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteAir1.com

The station previously aired a locally-programmed Christian format branded as 98.7 The Song. In December 2017, the university announced its intent to sell WQME.[1][2] On May 31, 2018, the station ceased local programming, switching to the Educational Media Foundation's Air1 network. The university formally sold WQME to EMF outright on October 31, 2018; the sale was completed on November 30.[3][4][5]

References
  1. "College Puts WQME (98.7 The Song)/Anderson, IN Up For Sale". All Access. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  2. Bulletin, Rebecca R. Bibbs The Herald. "AU seeks to sell radio station 98.7 The Song". Herald Bulletin. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  3. "EMF Takes Over Operations Of WQME Anderson IN". RadioInsight. 2018-05-31. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  4. http://licensing.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/pubacc/Auth_Files/1783206.pdf
  5. https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1783206


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