WSYW
| |
|---|---|
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks Indy Eleven |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Continental Broadcast Group, LLC |
| WEDJ, WNTS | |
| History | |
First air date | May 15, 1963 (as WIGO) |
Former call signs | WIGO (1963–1966) WATI (1966–1984) WGRT (1984–1990) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 13795 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 250 watts day |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°43′32″N 86°11′8″W / 39.72556°N 86.18556°W |
| Translator(s) | 94.3 W232DM (Indianapolis) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | exitos943.com |
WSYW (810
adult contemporary radio format, branded as Exitos 94.3. The station is owned by Continental Broadcast Group, LLC.[2]
By day, WSYW is powered at 250
FM translator W232DM at 94.3 MHz
.
History
On May 15, 1963, the station
signed on as WIGO. Luke Walton was owner and general manager with George L. Davis as one of the disc jockeys
. Studios were in the basement level of office building at 143 Delaware St.
In 1966, station was sold to
Sarkes Tarzian, who changed the format to a home grown easy listening format and the new call sign
WATI.
It was sold to Continental Broadcast Group, LLC, with the call letters changed to WGRT on December 14, 1984. On February 15, 1990, the station changed its call sign to the current WSYW.[3]
Previous formats include
hip-hop music known as "Yo! 8-1-0," children's music known as Radio AAHS Network on February 1, 1995. And classical music as a simulcast of 107.1 (now WEDJ
). Another children's show, MY FIRST RADIO, aired for less than a year. It ran from 7:30 to 8:30am weekdays and was produced by Stuart Lowry and Jim Walsh (of WITT).
On October 28, 2019, WSYW changed its format to
Previous logo
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WSYW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WSYW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WSYW Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Indianapolis Spanish Stations Swap Signals Radioinsight - October 29, 2019
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 13795 (WSYW) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WSYW in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 201340 (W232DM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W232DM at FCCdata.org
- FCC History Cards for WSYW
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