WHME (103.1 FM, "PulseFM") is a Christian radio station in
South Bend, Indiana
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. The flagship radio station of
Family Broadcasting Corporation
Family Broadcasting Corporation, formerly known as LeSEA Broadcasting, is an American Christian television network. Founded by Lester Sumrall in 1972, Family Broadcasting Corporation is headquartered in South Bend, Indiana, and broadcasts Christ ...
, it broadcasts a
contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music, also known as CCM, Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect of Christian media, which is lyrically focused on matters related to the Christian faith and s ...
format as part of a
trimulcast
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WHPD
WHPD (92.1 MHz) is an FM radio station licensed to Dowagiac, Michigan. WHPZ (96.9 MHz) is an FM radio station licensed to Bremen, Indiana. WHME (103.1 MHz) is an FM radio station licensed to South Bend, Indiana. The three stations are ...
.
The station carries a Christian talk and teaching format, ''Harvest FM'', on its
HD Radio
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subchannel.
History
WHME has a long history of airing
Christian contemporary music
Contemporary Christian music, also known as CCM, Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect of Christian media, which is lyrically focused on matters related to the Christian faith and s ...
, and was the original host of the Christian contemporary music festival that is now known as the
World Pulse Festival
The World Pulse Festival is a Christian contemporary music festival in South Bend, Indiana. The World Pulse Festival was started by LeSEA Broadcasting Corp. in 1986 as a birthday celebration for radio station WHME.History of World Pulse Festival World Pulse Festival. Accessed August 15, 2012
On December 9, 1996, WHME's Christian contemporary music format moved to WHPZ, and the station switched to a Christian talk format, branded as ''Harvest FM''.
In March 2018, it was announced that WHME would return to the PulseFM format (forming a
trimulcast
In broadcasting, a trimulcast is a cluster of three radio stations and/or translators that play the same feed. Normally this is done in order to have full coverage of a certain area. Some stations use this technique to provide rimshot coverage in ...
with it and
WHPD
WHPD (92.1 MHz) is an FM radio station licensed to Dowagiac, Michigan. WHPZ (96.9 MHz) is an FM radio station licensed to Bremen, Indiana. WHME (103.1 MHz) is an FM radio station licensed to South Bend, Indiana. The three stations are ...
), and that all three stations would upgrade their signals to deploy
HD Radio
HD Radio (HDR) is a trademark for an in-band on-channel (IBOC) digital radio broadcast technology. It generally simulcasts an existing analog radio station in digital format with less noise and with additional text information. HD Radio is used ...
service (with the ''Harvest FM'' programming moving to the HD2 subchannels of all three stations).