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This article is about the Hampton Bays, New York radio station at 107.1 FM. For the history of WLIR/WDRE at 92.7 FM, 98.5 FM, and 107.1 FM, see WLIR. For other uses, see WLIR (disambiguation).
WLIR-FM
Semi-satellite of
FCC
Facility ID61089
ClassA
ERP4,100 watts
HAAT121 meters (397 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°53′07.8″N 72°41′33.0″W / 40.885500°N 72.692500°W / 40.885500; -72.692500 (WLIR-FM)
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Public license information
Websitewabcradio.com

WLIR-FM (107.1

Bay Shore,[4] and transmitting facilities located in Northampton in Suffolk County. The station is owned by businessman John Catsimatidis
through his Red Apple Media company.

History

The station went on the air on November 14, 1980, as WWHB under the moniker "The New 107 FM WWHB", with an

Top 40/CHR format as "Laser Hot HB107". On September 1, 1990, WWHB began simulcasting AOR station WNEW-FM
from New York City.

Country and Spanish quadcasts (1996–2003)

Further information on the country and Spanish quadcasts: New Country Y-107

On December 7, 1996, the station became part of the Big City Radio

Nassau Broadcasting
, who broke up the quadcast and sold the individual stations.

Modern rock, ESPN, and Christian (2003–2011)

Further information on the modern rock simulcast and Jarad Broadcasting years: WLIR

Jarad Broadcasting picked up WWXY in April 2003.

chill music format called "NeoBreeze" was adopted. This format was a failure, and the modern rock format returned in December 2005. In January 2008, the music ended and WLIR began simulcasting WEPN (ESPN Radio, 1050 AM) in a local marketing agreement.[12] WLIR was sold to Livingstone in 2011[13]
and flipped to a Christian format branded as "Hope Radio".

Christian and sports flips (2011–2017)

On August 5, 2013, Livingstone Broadcasting shifted the "Hope Radio" Christian format to WBLI-HD2 along with translators 94.9 W235BB Hauppauge, New York; 96.5 W243BF Shirley, New York; 101.5 W268AN Plainview, New York and 104.5 W283BA Selden, New York. WLIR-FM dropped the Christian format and became "Champions Radio" touted as "Long Island's First & Only Sports Radio Station". WLIR-FM was broadcast on 107.1 and 96.9 W245BA in Suffolk County, New York. The format was short lived.[14]

On February 24, 2014, WLIR-FM dropped all sports programming and reverted to Christian formatted "Hope Radio".[15]

On August 1, 2014, Pillar of Fire began a lease of WLIR-FM. WAWZ-FM, Zarephath, New Jersey (STAR 99.1) was broadcast on WLIR-FM as well as its translators as "STAR 107.1". The lease ended in April 2015 and WLIR-FM reverted to Christian formatted "Hope Radio".

On July 1, 2017, the station was sold to VMT Media Inc. and continued to air the "Hope Radio" format.

Logo as Real-FM.

Real-FM (2018–2020)

On January 1, 2018, the station dropped "Hope Radio" and began broadcasting an unbranded mix of oldies and classic rock music as a transitional format, simulcasting on 96.9 W245BA.[16] On April 20, 2018, the station officially re-launched as classic hits "Real-FM".[17]

WABC simulcast (2020–present)

On July 1, 2020, Red Apple Media – owner of WABC in New York City – began operating the station through a local marketing agreement, and converted it to a near-simulcast of WABC's talk programming. An exception to the simulcast is a local morning program hosted by Frank Morano, which replaces Brian Kilmeade (as it is already cleared by competitor WRCN-FM).[18][19] A week later, Red Apple Media announced its intent to acquire the station outright,[20] and that Morano would also join WABC's main lineup on weekday overnights and Sunday nights.[21][22]

References

  1. ^ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLIR-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "WABC radio station information". wabcradio.com. March 22, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "WLIR-FM radio station information". wabcradio.com. July 26, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  5. ^ Davidoff, Jon (November 13, 1980). "A New Voice To Hit The Air" (PDF). The Southampton Press. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  6. ^ "LOOKING BACK ON 1984: WHAT THEY'LL REMEMBER MOST". The New York Times. December 30, 1984. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  7. ^ "Long Island Guide". The New York Times. August 19, 1990. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  8. ^ "WLIR-FM Call sign Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  9. ^ "North East RadioWatch: May 13, 2002". bostonradio.org.
  10. ^ Fybush, Scott (April 15, 2013). "Chaos at WEEI (From the NERW Archives, April 14, 2003)". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  11. ^ a b Fybush, Scott (January 12, 2004). "WLIR Legend Ends at 92.7". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  12. ^ Fybush, Scott (January 21, 2008). "NY Talker's Award un-Grant-ed". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  13. ^ Seyler, Dave (February 28, 2011). "Jarad sells Hampton Bays FM". Radio Business Report. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  14. ^ Best, Neil (July 29, 2013). "ESPN Radio coming to East End". Newsday. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  15. ^ Best, Neil (February 25, 2014). "WLIR drops ESPN, reverts to Christian format". Newsday. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  16. ^ Venta, Lance (January 4, 2018). "WLIR Loses Its Hope". RadioInsight. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  17. ^ Venta, Lance (April 20, 2018). "107.1 WLIR Flips To Classic Hits Real-FM". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  18. ^ "WABC Adds Long Island Simulcast". RadioInsight. July 1, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  19. ^ "Frank Morano To Host Midday Show On 107.1 WLIR-FM". RadioInsight. July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  20. ^ "From LMA To Purchase: Red Apple Media Picks Up WLIR-FM". Insideradio.com. July 8, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  21. ^ "Frank Morano joins WABC New York starting Sunday, July 12". Radio-Online.com. July 8, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  22. ^ "Frank Morano To Host Overnights At WABC". RadioInsight. July 8, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.

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