WFAF
| City of license | Mount Kisco, New York |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Northern Westchester and Putnam Counties |
| Branding | Kicks 105-5/106-3 |
| Slogan | "Today's Best Country" |
| Frequency | 106.3 MHz |
| First air date | January, 15, 1964 (as WVIP-FM) |
| Format | Country |
| ERP | 980 watts |
| HAAT | 135.1 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 70274 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°11′9.00″N 73°40′41.00″W / 41.18583°N 73.67806°W |
| Former callsigns | WVIP-FM (1964-1993) WMJU (1993-1995) WVIB (1995-1996) WZZN (1996-1999) |
| Owner | Cumulus Media (CUMULUS LICENSING LLC) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wfasfm.com |
WFAF (106.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Country format that simulcasts WDBY FM. Licensed to Mount Kisco, New York, USA, the station serves Northern Westchester and Putnam Counties. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media.[1]
Previously the station had been simulcasting WFAS-FM 103.9 FM an Adult Contemporary station from Bronxville, New York.
[edit] History
The station went on the air as WVIP-FM on 1964-01-15. On 1993-09-26, the station was sold and changed its call sign to WMJU, and on 1999-11-16 to the current WFAF.[2]For more history see WDBY.
It was announced on February 25, 2012 that WFAF would begin simulcasting the country music station WDBY "KICKS 105.5 FM" from Brookfield, Connecticut on 106.3 starting Thursday, March 1st. [3] The switch was moved up to 12pm on February 29th at 12pm.
[edit] References
- ^ "WFAF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WFAF.
- ^ "WFAF Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=70274&Callsign=WFAF.
- ^ "KICKS 105.5 Facebook Post". http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10150639735392128&id=251273772127.
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WFAF
- Radio-Locator information on WFAF
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WFAF
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