WDFM (FM)
- For the former WDFM station in State College, PA, please refer to WPSU (FM)
WDFM is an FM radio station located in Defiance, Ohio. The station operates on the FM radio frequency of 98.1 MHz. The station is owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications, who purchased it from Lankenau-Small Media in 1999. It has a broadcast tower in Sherwood, Ohio.
WDFM formerly operated an on-channel booster station in Fort Wayne, Indiana, but did not rebuild it after a winter storm toppled the booster station's tower. The main WDFM signal reaches much of Fort Wayne, but the station does not target that region.
Programming
Currently, it broadcasts a Hot AC radio format as Mix 98-1, Today's Variety. The station plays more rhythmic material than most Hot AC stations, to the point where it could be termed an Adult Top 40. Prior to its rebranding in 1999, WDFM was of the AC Hot 30 format, and prior to that and back to its sign-on in 1985, the station played easy listening music.
Television
WDFM also operates a low power television station WDFM-LP channel 26. When owned by Lankenau-Small Media, they experimented with some syndicated programming, with a community bulletin board airing when no programming is scheduled. It is now the only television station still owned by Clear Channel and is considered a side business of WDFM radio.
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