WYLD-FM

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Coordinates: 29°55′12″N 90°01′30″W / 29.920°N 90.025°W / 29.920; -90.025
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WYLD-FM
iHeartMedia, Inc.
  • (iHM Licenses, LLC)
    • KVDU, WNOE-FM, WODT, WQUE-FM, WRNO-FM, WYLD
    History
    First air date
    		March 11, 1965; 59 years ago (1965-03-11)
    Former call signs
    • WWOM-FM (1965–1972)
    • WIXO (1972–1974)
    Call sign meaning
    		Sounds like "wild"
    Technical information
    Facility ID11972
    ClassC0
    ERP100,000 watts
    HAAT300 meters (980 ft)
    Links
    WebcastListen live (via iHeartRadio)
    Websitewyldfm.iheart.com

    WYLD-FM (98.5

    Steve Harvey Morning Show weekdays from co-owned Premiere Networks
    .

    WYLD-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts.[1] The transmitter is on Behrman Highway in the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans.[2]

    History

    On March 11, 1965, 98.5 MHz

    signed on as WWOM-FM, the sister station to WWOM.[3]
    It was owned by the Wagenwood Broadcasting Company, with studios at 344 Camp Street.

    The station was sold to Advance Communications in 1972, and became

    The End", tracks from The Beatles’ Abbey Road album, were the final tunes to be played on the station. After Program Director and morning disc jockey Michael Greene (formerly of WTIX) read the sign-off announcement, the station called it a day with "Her Majesty," the very last track from Abbey Road.[4]

    The station remained silent for five months, with the owners stating they could no longer bear its operating costs.[5] It was sold to Peterson Broadcasting Corporation in February 1975. Under Peterson, the newly renamed WYLD-FM began a successful run as a rhythmic contemporary ("CHUrban") outlet after the format was shifted over from WYLD (AM), which Peterson separately bought at the same time. For years, it was branded as WYLD FM 98 and later as WYLD FM 98 Jammin'!. By the late 1980s, it competed with WQUE-FM, which lasted until 1993, when it became WQUE's sister station. With WQUE concentrating on youthful listeners, WYLD-FM evolved into its current urban adult contemporary format.

    WYLD-AM-FM were acquired by

    iHeartMedia, Inc.

    Until December 2013, WYLD-FM carried the syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show. Crosstown competitor KMEZ picked up Joyner, and WYLD-FM switched to carrying Steve Harvey in the morning, which formerly aired on WQUE.

    On August 1, 2012, WYLD-FM's

    FM translator K242CE (96.3 FM) dropped their smooth jazz format for Top 40/CHR as "96.3 KISS FM." This marks the second time in the market that Clear Channel has used the Top 40 "KISS-FM" brand, which was previously used at KSTE-FM.[7] The "Kiss FM" format lasted until February 17, 2014, when K242CE switched to active rock, simulcasting WRNO-HD2.[8] The translator now carries the "Throwback" format, airing classic hip hop
    .

    References

    1. ^ FCC.gov/WYLD
    2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WYLD-FM
    3. ^ 1966 Broadcasting Yearbook (PDF). 1966. p. B-65. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
    4. ^ JDtheDJ.com: The Rock 'n' Roll Almanac (changes daily
    5. ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. December 2, 1974. p. 25. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
    6. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-257
    7. ^ "Clear Channel To Kiss New Orleans" from Radio Insight (August 1, 2012)
    8. ^ "HD Radio station guide for New Orleans, LA". Archived from the original on 2014-10-26. Retrieved 2023-09-11.

    External links

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