WHMS-FM
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| Broadcast area | Champaign-Urbana |
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| Frequency | 97.5 MHz |
| Branding | Lite Rock 97.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult contemporary |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | 1949 |
Former call signs | WDWS-FM (1949–1988) |
Call sign meaning | Helen M. Stevick, longtime publisher of The News-Gazette |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 14962 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 109 meters (358 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°5′4.1″N 88°14′53.1″W / 40.084472°N 88.248083°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WHMS-FM (97.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Champaign, Illinois, United States. It broadcasts an adult contemporary format as "Lite Rock 97.5" and is owned by The News-Gazette, the primary newspaper in the Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area.
WHMS-FM's transmitter is sited on South Nell Street (U.S. Route 45) at West Windsor Road in Champaign. Along with WDWS, WHMS-FM is the longtime broadcaster of the University of Illinois sports, simulcasting all Fighting Illini football and men's basketball games.