WYNZ
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FCC | |
| Facility ID | 58536 |
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| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 93 meters (305 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°41′28″N 70°19′05″W / 43.691°N 70.318°W |
| Translator(s) | HD2: 105.5 W288CU (Portland) |
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WYNZ (100.9
WYNZ has an
History
WRQN and WLOB-FM
On January 13, 1976, the station
WRQN was powered at less than 1,000 watts, only heard in Portland and its adjacent suburbs. In 1977, it was sold to the owners of WLOB (1310 AM), whose management changed the FM station to album-oriented rock (AOR) as WLOB-FM.
Portland's Best Rock
In the late 1970s, WLOB-FM was known as "FM 101 - Portland's Best Rock", giving progressive rock station 107.5 WBLM some serious competition and sometimes beating WBLM in the ratings as well. In late 1980, the station was sold to Eastman Broadcasting, which was also in the process of purchasing WCSH (970 AM).
Eastman changed WLOB-FM's call sign to WYNZ-FM in December 1980, while AM 970 became WYNZ, simulcasting the FM station. The AOR format remained. For the next year, the station was known as "Z101 - Portland's Best Rock". Some of the DJs on WYNZ-FM included Danny Shewster, G.V. Rapp, John Clark, Karen (Tucker) Payson, Bennie Green, Scott Schuster, Will Jackson and Jeff Spicer.
Adult contemporary and oldies
Eastman changed WYNZ-FM to an adult contemporary music format in November 1981, calling the station Y101. At that point, Z101 veteran John Clark defected to WBLM and the new on-air line-up included morning man Bob Rose as well as Dean Rogers, Andy Kosinski and later Ted Talbot. WYNZ-AM-FM were sold to Buckley Broadcasting in the mid-1980s with the Y101 adult contemporary format remained in place.
In 1989, WYNZ changed formats to oldies. It was known as "Portland's Solid Gold, Y101-FM" playing hits from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Bob Rose remained on mornings as well as Ted Talbot handling afternoons. Andy Kosinski was the evening voice. Chuck Igo joined the station to handle middays. Bob Rose exited the station in the early 1990s and Dean Rogers returned to the FM side of the WYNZ operation to handle mornings.
Sale to Saga
In 1993, WYNZ-AM-FM were bought by Saga Communications for $350,000.
In 2007, WYNZ evolved, eliminating the hits of the 1950s, and moving the format forward to incorporate hits from the 1980s, re-branding as "Big Hits Y100.9". In 2009, the station changed its city of license from Westbrook to South Portland.
Rewind 100.9
In April 2013, WYNZ re-branded to "Rewind 100.9", playing hits from the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Around 2015, the station began focusing on a
Whoopie 100.9
On March 27, 2023, WYNZ shifted to adult hits, branded as "Whoopie 100.9", the name coming from the whoopie pie, the official state treat of Maine. With the change, the station expanded the classic hits playlist to include more recent songs, the library now ranging from the 1980s to the early 2010s.[6]
WYNZ-HD2
On November 1, 2019, WYNZ launched an oldies format on its HD2 subchannel, branded as "Pure Oldies 105.5" (simulcast on translator W288CU 105.5 FM Portland).[7]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W288CU | 105.5 FM | Portland, Maine | 150422 | 200 | D | 43°41′26.3″N 70°19′3.2″W / 43.690639°N 70.317556°W | LMS |
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WYNZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Rewind1009.com/contact-us
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WYNZ-FM
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-94
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1994 page B-167
- ^ Saga Goes Whoopie For 100.9 Portland Radioinsight - March 27, 2023
- ^ Saga Launches Outlaw and Pure Oldies in Portland ME Radioinsight - November 1, 2019
External links
- WYNZ Website
- WYNZ in the FCC FM station database
- WYNZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- W288CU in the FCC FM station database
- W288CU at FCCdata.org