WFYY
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Facility ID | 25403 |
Class | C2 |
ERP | 22,000 watts |
HAAT | 227 metres (745 ft) |
Translator(s) | HD3: 105.5 W288CJ (Oviedo) |
Repeater(s) | 102.3 WXUS-HD3 (Dunnellon) |
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WFYY (103.1
The studios and offices are on Lucien Way in Maitland.[2] The transmitter is on West Story Road in Winter Garden, at Veterans Memorial Park.[3]
WFYY broadcasts in the
History
Smooth jazz as WLOQ
In February 1966, the station first
Through the 1990s and 2000s, WLOQ was a smooth jazz station. As the large national radio companies bought most of the major stations in the region, WLOQ was the last independently owned FM radio station in Greater Orlando; in 2011, CEO John Gross decided to retire for medical reasons and put WLOQ up for sale.
Spanish CHR as WHKQ
In 2011, WLOQ was sold to the TTB Media Corporation.
On August 1, 2011, WLOQ changed its
Country as WOTW
On September 5, 2014,
JVC's purchase of WHKQ was consummated on December 15, 2014, at a price of $10 million. That night, at midnight, after on-air staff members bid farewell and began redirecting listeners to
In May 2017, JVC announced that WOTW would activate its HD Radio signal, signing on an HD2 sub-channel to air a mainstream rock format, branded as Bud 94.1 (in reference to recently acquired translator W231CT, which had previously simulcast WRSO). The sub-channel/translator signed on at 5:15 p.m. on July 13.[14][15] On September 30, 2019, W231CT was acquired by iHeartMedia and began to simulcast WFLF. Bud 94.1 was rebranded Bud FM and still continued to be available on the HD2 subchannel until 2022.[16]
Rhythmic contemporary as WFYY
On July 25, 2022, it was reported that JVC applied to change WOTW's call letters to WFYY effective August 1, signaling a possible format change coming for the station. Multiple domains were registered for the station back in late June, including some with the branding of "Fly 103.1", suggesting a rhythmic-based format under that name, especially as new JVC Florida Director of Programming Stevie DeMann had spent much of his career in the format, previously programming
Florida Man Radio
Despite its efforts, WFYY ultimately failed to capture the former listeners of WJHM or WPYO, carrying just a 1.3 rating in the January 2024 Nielsen Audio market ratings; while it tied with translator-fed rival W283AN/WTKS-HD2, it would ultimately be too little, too late for the format.
On February 28, 2023, JVC announced that WFYY would assume the
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFYY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Nothing found for Contact Station Info". WFYY-FM - (JVC Media of Florida, LLC).
- ^ "WFYY-FM 103.1 MHz - Windermere, FL". radio-locator.com.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1968 page B-40
- ^ Hinson, Sandra (February 17, 1966). "'Batman,' Despite Everything, Makes Top 10". The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. p. 14-A. Retrieved July 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Broadcasting Yearbook 1980 page C-52" (PDF).
- Orlando Business Journal, July 18, 2011.
- ^ "103.1 WLOQ Orlando Sold; Now Stunting With Elvis" Lance Venta, radioinsight.com, August 1, 2011.
- ^ JVC Media Acquires KQ103 Orlando from Radio Insight (September 5, 2014)
- ^ Country Wolf Howling Into Orlando from Radio Insight (September 24, 2014)
- ^ "Media Bureau Call Sign Actions" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. December 9, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- ^ 103.1 The Wolf Debuts from Format Change Archive December 23, 2014
- ^ "Twitter - 103.1 The Wolf".
- ^ "Bud 94.1 Orlando Officially Signs-On - RadioInsight".
- ^ "WOTW-HD2 / W231CT Orlando - Bud 94.1 First Day - July 13 2017" – via YouTube.
- ^ "WFLA Orlando Expands To 94.1; Bud Moves To HD2 Only - RadioInsight".
- ^ a b c "Fly 103.1 Debuts In Orlando". RadioInsight. August 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ "Domain Insight 6/22: Is Orlando's Wolf Looking For New Prey? - RadioInsight".
- ^ "WOTW 1031 The Wolf Last Hour + WFYY FLY 103.1 Format Launch / Debut FIRST HOUR" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Orlando's Wolf Returns On HD2/Streaming". RadioInsight. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
- ^ "More On Florida Man Radio's Expansion - RadioInsight". March 4, 2024.