WLEE-FM (95.1
MHz
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) is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
country music
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format, licensed to
Sherman, Mississippi
Sherman is a town which straddles Lee, Pontotoc, and Union counties in Mississippi. The population was 600 at the 2020 census.
History
In 1840 Reuben Jones and John Witt settled what is now the Sherman community fourteen miles northeast of Pon ...
, United States. The station, established in 1976 as a
sister station
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Radio sister stations will often have different formats, and somet ...
to
WLEE (1570 AM, former callsign WONA),
is currently owned by Southern Electronics Company.
In September 2018, WLEE-FM changed their format from country to sports, branded as "ESPN Mississippi 95.1 The Fan" with programming from
ESPN Radio
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.
On March 12, 2019, WLEE-FM changed their format from sports to country, branded as "95.1 The Farm".
WLEE-FM Flips to Country as 95.1 The Farm
Radioinsight - March 29, 2019
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References
External links
Official Website
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Country radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1976
Montgomery County, Mississippi
1976 establishments in Mississippi
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