WOWY (FM)
| Broadcast area | State College, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 103.1 MHz |
| Branding | WOWY 97.7 103.1 103.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Affiliations | United Stations Radio Networks Penn State Nittany Lions |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WBHV, WBUS, WFGE, WHUN, WLEJ, WZWW | |
| History | |
First air date | 1965 (as WMAJ-FM) |
Former call signs |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 48926 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 370 watts |
| HAAT | 398 meters (1,306 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°48′30″N 77°56′32″W / 40.80833°N 77.94222°W |
| Repeater(s) | 1150 WHUN (Huntingdon) 103.5 WHUN-FM (Huntingdon) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wowyonline.com |
WOWY (103.1 FM) is a classic hits radio station in State College, Pennsylvania operating with a power of 370 watts.
History
The talk programming of WRSC moved from 1390 AM to 103.1 FM on Monday, August 3, 2009, as "Newsradio 103 WRSC".
Until May 20, 2015, WRSC-FM carried many nationally syndicated shows such as, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory, America in the Morning with Jim Bohannon, The Glenn Beck Program, The Dave Ramsey Show, The Sean Hannity Show, The Michael Savage Show, The Mark Levin Show, The Jerry Doyle Show, The Clark Howard Show, and Live on Sunday Night with Bill Cunningham. WRSC-FM also aired a local show, The WRSC Morning Show, starring Centre Region-area radio veteran Kevin Nelson (& Company), which was replaced with Pat Urban show. WRSC-FM aired NASCAR programming as well during the week from MRN Radio.
The news/talk format moved from WRSC-FM back to 1390 AM on May 20, 2015, as 103.1 flipped to classic hits as WAPY, "Happy 103.1".
It was announced on October 12, 2022, that Forever Media was selling 34 stations and 12 translators, including WAPY and five other sister stations, to State College-based Seven Mountains Media for $17.375 million.[2] The deal closed on January 1, 2023.[3]
On December 30, 2022, it was announced that the station's classic hits format would be merged with that of Seven Mountains Media's WOWY (97.1 FM) within days.[4] On January 3, 2023, WAPY picked up the WOWY classic hits format from 97.1, which began stunting towards a new format.[5] WAPY changed its call sign to WOWY on January 16, 2023.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WOWY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "SEVEN MOUNTAINS MEDIA TO ACQUIRE 34 STATIONS FROM FOREVER MEDIA". RadioInsight.com. October 12, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
- ^ "Seven Mountains Media-Forever Media Deal To Close Jan. 2". October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Seven Mountains Confirms Imminent State College Shakeup - RadioInsight". December 30, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ Seven Mountains Media State College Format Shuffle Update Radioinsight - January 5, 2023
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 48926 (WOWY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WOWY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database