WSHE
Encyclopedia
WSHE is a radio station
broadcasting a Southern Gospel
music format. Licensed to Columbus, Georgia
, USA, the station serves the Columbus area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications
and features programming from Salem Communications
and Premiere Radio Networks
. WSHE officially joined the Aloha Station Trust with WBFA
-FM on August 4, 2008.
format. On 1997-06-20, the station changed its call sign to WMLF.
In May 2003, the station changed formats from sports talk "The Sports Monster" to Southern Gospel
music. On February 27, 2004. the call letters were changed to the current WSHE.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting a Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
music format. Licensed to Columbus, Georgia
Columbus, Georgia
Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795...
, USA, the station serves the Columbus area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
and features programming from Salem Communications
Salem Communications
Salem Communications is a U.S. radio broadcaster, Internet content provider, and magazine and book publisher specializing in evangelical Christian and conservative political talk radio. It owns 99 commercial radio stations, 65 of which are in the top 25 markets. Salem is the fifth largest U.S....
and Premiere Radio Networks
Premiere Radio Networks
Premiere Networks is an American radio network. It is the largest syndication company in the United States based on popularity of programming...
. WSHE officially joined the Aloha Station Trust with WBFA
WBFA
WBFA is a radio station broadcasting a Urban Contemporary format. Licensed to Fort Mitchell, Alabama. The station is currently owned by the Clear Channel along with sister station WSHE-FM as August 4, 2008...
-FM on August 4, 2008.
History
The station was assigned the call letters WTMQ on March 28, 1994. In March 1997, WTMQ was purchased by M&M Partners Inc. and flipped from Spanish-language programming to a Gospel musicGospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
format. On 1997-06-20, the station changed its call sign to WMLF.
In May 2003, the station changed formats from sports talk "The Sports Monster" to Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
music. On February 27, 2004. the call letters were changed to the current WSHE.