Vincennes University to Operate WFML-96.7FM

VINCENNES, Ind.--Vincennes University Broadcasting is excited to announce
 
 that it will resume operation of local Vincennes radio station 96.7 WFML-FM
 
 beginning April 1, 2017. A renewed focus on the local community will be
 
 enhanced by a new format and on-air staff, including Program Director and
 
 longtime local broadcaster Dane Foley, a VU alumnus. WFML’s new station
 
 format will be fully revealed on April 2.
 
 
 “I believe that we are going to fill a musical hole in our market,” said
 
 WFML General Manager Kevin Watson. “While we have enjoyed our working
 
 agreement with DLC Media over the past decade, we are even more thrilled
 
 about the opportunities that operating WFML in-house will provide for our
 
 listeners, our local community and our students.”
 
 
 DLC Media, based in Washington, Indiana, has operated the station for the
 
 past 10 years under a series of formats and moniker’s including; “True
 
 Country-The Fox,” MAX, Max Rock and JackFM, which is the current station
 
 name. On March 31, 2017 DLC Media’s lease with Vincennes University will
 
 come to an end and the station will once again be operated by VU
 
 Broadcasting, along with WVUT-TV and WVUB-FM (Blazer 91.1).
 
 
 The new WFML will continue a long standing tradition of carrying Purdue
 
 Boilermaker Basketball and Football, along with updates from Network
 
 Indiana and full local news coverage.
 
 
 We will be working closely with the Vincennes University Foundation and
 
 other area organizations to re-focus WFML’s attention on the needs and
 
 interests of our local community,” said VU Broadcasting’s Director of
 
 Operations Nichole Carie. “This focus is one of the most important
 
 responsibilities of a broadcast station and we are excited to restore that
 
 local feel on WFML. It not only benefits our community, but also our
 
 broadcasting students as they learn what broadcasting is all about.”

The WFML call letters are some of the oldest in the state of Indiana, so it
 
 is only fitting that they would be licensed to the Foundation representing
 
 Indiana’s First College. The VU Foundation has held the license for WFML at
 
 96.7 FM since the 1980’s. The station was operated by the VU Broadcasting
 
 Department from that point until 2002, when it was leased to Media Five
 
 Marketing. In 2007 the station was then leased to DLC Media, based in
 
 Washington, Indiana.

 
 VU Broadcasting will begin operation of WFML on April 1 with a new format
 
 to be officially rolled out on Sunday, April 2.