WFWI
| Simulcasting FCC | |
|---|---|
| Facility ID | 18662 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 2,200 watts |
| HAAT | 166 meters (545 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°06′39.00″N 85°11′44.00″W / 41.1108333°N 85.1955556°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wowo.com |
WFWI (92.3
History
WFWI began broadcasting in March 1993 with an
In early 1994, Oasis and Coles then changed the format to 1970s hits; shortly after, Coles left Fort Wayne for New York's
In 1997, Federated Media purchased WFWI from Edgewater Radio. Following the sale, Federated Media shifted WFWI from a classic hits format to a classic rock format under the name "92.3 The Fort".
On March 15, 2012, Federated Media announced that 92.3 would begin simulcasting WOWO on April 1. The change was then moved up a few days to the 28th, and at Noon on that day, following a goodbye show for The Fort from the DJs of the station (who had previously announced that they and the format would move to an online webstream at TheFortRocks.com; the show ended with "Happy Trails" by Van Halen), 92.3 began simulcasting WOWO as "News/Talk WOWO, AM 1190 and FM 92.3". The same day, the callsign was changed to WOWO-FM.[2][3][4]
On November 4, 2015, WOWO-FM changed their call letters back to WFWI. On December 14, WOWO began simulcasting on 107.5 W298BJ Fort Wayne; the simulcast would move to the frequency on January 1, 2016, as 92.3 began stunting with 2-minute clips of classic rock songs, with liners promoting to go to WePromiseSomethingBig.com, which had a timer counting down to Monday at 6AM, at which time 92.3 flipped to a classic hits/
On May 1, 2023, WFWI dropped the classic hits format and returned to simulcasting WOWO.[6]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFWI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Penhollow, Steve (March 15, 2012). "FM simulcast of WOWO to replace 'The Fort'". The Journal Gazette. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
- ^ WOWO Adds FM Simulcast Radioinsight - March 28, 2012
- ^ The Fort Becomes WOWO-FM
- ^ WOWO Moves FM Simulcast To 107.5 Radioinsight - December 14, 2015
- ^ WOWO Returns to 92.3 in Fort Wayne Radioinsight - May 1, 2023
External links
- WFWI in the FCC FM station database
- WFWI in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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