WSMI (AM)

WSMI

Litchfield, Illinois
Frequency	1540 AM (kHz)
Programming
Format	Classic Country
Ownership
Owner	Talley Broadcasting Corporation
Sister stations	WSMI-FM
History
Call sign meaning	We Serve Mid Illinois
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	64565
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts day
Translator(s)	92.9 MHz W225CX (Staunton) W295BQ 106.9 MHz
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	http://wsmiradio.com/

WSMI 1540 AM is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Country format. Licensed to Litchfield, Illinois, the station operates only during daytime hours, and is owned by Talley Broadcasting Corporation. WSMI rebroadcasts on translators W225CX at 92.9 MHz, in Staunton, and W295BQ at 106.9 MHz, in Litchfield, which can be heard 24 hours a day.^[2]

Operations first began in Carlinville IL, in November 1950, when it signed on at the campus of Blackburn College^[3] A 550 foot radio tower was erected between Litchfield and Hillsboro.