WHIO-FM
Simulcast of WHIO, Dayton | |
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Broadcast area | Dayton metropolitan area |
Frequency | 95.7 MHz |
Branding | AM 1290 and News 95.7 WHIO |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Talk radio |
Affiliations | CBS News Radio Fox News Radio Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Radio America Dayton Flyers Cleveland Browns Radio Network Voice of America |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | November 30, 1960 |
Former call signs | WPTW-FM (1960–89) WCLR (1989–2000) WDPT (2000–06) |
Call sign meaning | Ohio[1] |
Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 73908 |
Class | B |
ERP | 50,000 watts |
HAAT | 145 meters (476 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°13′3.20″N 84°17′36.80″W / 40.2175556°N 84.2935556°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live Listen live (via Audacy) |
Website | www |
WHIO-FM (95.7
History
On November 30, 1960, the station
By the late 1960s, WPTW played middle of the road music using a sophisticated reel-to-reel automation system, while the FM had a beautiful music format, playing 15 minute sweeps of instrumental cover versions of popular songs, at first with no vocals. The exception was the "Dell-O Morning Show" hosted by Dell Olmay, and heard on both stations. WPTW-FM's station identification remained until 1974 as: "This is WPTW...FM Stereo...transmitting from Piqua, Ohio." It began using both Piqua and Troy in its legal I.D. in 1975.
After Federal Communications Commission rules changed regarding daytimer AM stations operating on Mexican "clear channel frequencies", 1570 WPTW was finally given approval by the FCC in 1986 to broadcast around the clock. That led WPTW-FM to end all simulcasting. WPTW-FM could carry a separate format and image, including a change in its call sign.
Soft Adult Contemporary (1989-1993)
After the original
Oldies (1993-2000)
In early 1993, WCLR switched to an oldies format playing the hits of the 1950s through the early 1970s as "Kool 95." Later that year, it purchased WDJK in nearby Xenia, flipping the call letters to WZLR and simulcasting the oldies format on both 95.3 and 95.7. In mid-1997 after the stations were purchased by Cox Media Group, the moniker was changed to "Oldies 95", keeping the same format.
Classic Hits (2000-2006)
In 2000, the station switched from oldies to
News/Talk (2006-present)
In October 2006, after playing "Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds, WDPT's music format ended. The station began a simulcast of WHIO, using the call sign WHIO-FM.
In July 2011, the station changed its "
Programming
WHIO-FM personality Larry Hansgen hosts the morning-drive program, Miami Valley's Morning News.
WHIO-FM also serves as the radio home for University of Dayton Flyers football and basketball.
References
- ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHIO-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1961-1962 page B-131
- ^ "WHIO-FM changes city of license". Radio-Info.com. July 12, 2011. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012.
- ^ "Divided FCC Eliminates Main Studio Rule". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
- ^ Venta, Lance (March 15, 2021). "WOKV Moves Mark Kaye Into Rush Limbaugh Timeslot". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ WHIO Radio Staff (March 30, 2021). "NEW: The Mark Kaye Show on WHIO Radio". WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
External links
- Official website
- WHIO in the FCC FM station database
- WHIO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Greater Cincinnati Radio Guide