WYYY
iHeartMedia, Inc. | |
| WBBS, WHEN, WSYR, WSYR-FM, WWHT | |
| History | |
First air date | 1946 (as WSYR-FM) |
Former call signs | WSYR-FM (1946–1983) |
Call sign meaning | Y94 moniker |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 48725 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 198 meters (650 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
| Website | y94fm |
WYYY (94.5
While most area FM stations are limited to 50,000
History
In 1946, the station first
In the late 1960s, the Federal Communications Commission encouraged AM-FM combo stations to offer separate programming. WSYR-FM switched to an album-oriented rock (AOR) format, calling itself "94 Rock." In 1983, it flipped to its current format of adult contemporary music, changing the call sign to WYYY. The format change was quite a surprise as WSYR-FM was one of the top rated stations in Syracuse, playing rock music. In fact, it was the first FM station to achieve double digit ratings. But management thought an AC format was a better pairing for the AM station's advertising sales.
In 2007, the station somewhat tweaked the format, playing more soft rock and pop hits from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s rather than mostly contemporary music. This was to distance itself from its one-time co-owned
References
External links
- Y94 WYYY official website
- CNYMedia's Syracuse FM history
- WYYY in the FCC FM station database
- WYYY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database