WSMI (AM)

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{{Infobox radio station

| logo = File:WSMI Country1540-106.1 logo.jpg

| name = WSMI

| airdate =

| frequency = 1540 AM (kHz)

| city = Litchfield, Illinois

| area =

| format = Classic Country

| owner = Talley Broadcasting Corporation

| power = 1,000 watts day

| facility_id = 64565

| translator = {{Radio Relay|92.9 MHz|W225CX|Staunton}}
W295BQ 106.9 MHz

| erp =

| haat =

| branding =

| class = D

| webcast =

| website = http://wsmiradio.com/

| callsign_meaning = We Serve Mid Illinois

| sister_stations = WSMI-FM

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

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.[http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=64565 WSMI] fcc.gov. Accessed September 29, 2012

Operations first began in Carlinville IL, in November 1950, when it signed on at the campus of Blackburn College[https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspapers%252023%2FCarlinville%2520IL%2520Democrat%2FCarlinville%2520IL%2520Democrat%25201988%2FCarlinville%2520IL%2520Democrat%25201988%2520-%25200463.pdf%23xml%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FdtSearch%2Fdtisapi6.dll%3Fcmd%3Dgetpdfhits%26u%3D39e8daad%26DocId%3D5497917%26Index%3DZ%253a%255cDISK%2520S%26HitCount%3D14%26hits%3D129%2B12a%2B67b%2B67c%2B67f%2B689%2B6a2%2B6ac%2B6c2%2B6c3%2B6c5%2B6e1%2B6e3%2B6f2%2B%26SearchForm%3D%252fFulton%255fform%252ehtml%26.pdf&uri=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspapers%252023%2FCarlinville%2520IL%2520Democrat%2FCarlinville%2520IL%2520Democrat%25201988%2FCarlinville%2520IL%2520Democrat%25201988%2520-%25200463.pdf&xml=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FdtSearch%2Fdtisapi6.dll%3Fcmd%3Dgetpdfhits%26u%3D39e8daad%26DocId%3D5497917%26Index%3DZ%253a%255cDISK%2520S%26HitCount%3D14%26hits%3D129%2B12a%2B67b%2B67c%2B67f%2B689%2B6a2%2B6ac%2B6c2%2B6c3%2B6c5%2B6e1%2B6e3%2B6f2%2B%26SearchForm%3D%252fFulton%255fform%252ehtml%26.pdf&openFirstHlPage=false Fulton History] A 550 foot radio tower was erected between Litchfield and Hillsboro.