WWFY
| File:WWFY1009.png | |
| Frequency | 100.9 MHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | Froggy 100.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Great Eastern Radio, LLC |
| WRFK, WSNO | |
| History | |
First air date | May 1975 (as WCVM in Middlebury) October 2000 (in Berlin) |
Former call signs | WCVM, WGTK[1] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 17808 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 4,500 watts |
| HAAT | 237 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°07′38″N 72°28′48″W / 44.12722°N 72.48000°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | http://www.froggy1009.com/ |
WWFY (100.9 FM, "Froggy 100.9") is a radio station licensed to serve Berlin, Vermont. The station is owned by Jeffrey Shapiro's Great Eastern Radio. It airs a country music format.[2]
The station has been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since May 21, 1999.[1]
While WWFY has broadcast to the Barre-Montpelier area since October 2000, the 100.9 frequency was originally allocated over the mountains in Middlebury, where the station signed on as WCVM-FM in May 1975. WCVM-FM was a sister to WFAD (1490 AM) in Middlebury, and operated as a class A facility at 3000 watts.
Air staff includes JD Green (morning drive), Randy Laprade (midday) P.D. Jim Severance (afternoons) and The Lia Show (evenings).[3]
WWFY, along with 29 other stations in northern New England formerly owned by Nassau Broadcasting Partners, was purchased at bankruptcy auction by Carlisle Capital Corporation, a company controlled by Bill Binnie (owner of WBIN-TV in Derry), on May 22, 2012. The station, and 12 of the other stations, were then acquired by Vertical Capital Partners, controlled by Jeff Shapiro.[4][5] The deal was completed on November 30, 2012.[6] The Vertical Capital Partners stations were transferred to Shapiro's existing Great Eastern Radio group on January 1, 2013.[7][8]
References
- ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ http://www.froggy1009.com/DJ-s/11819989.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Carlisle Capital Corp. Wins Bidding For Rest Of Nassau Stations". All Access. May 22, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
- ^ Venta, Lance (May 22, 2012). "Nassau Broadcasting Auction Results". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 24, 2012. (updated May 23, 2012)
- ^ Kitch, Michael (December 1, 2012). "Binnie closes on purchase of WLNH". Laconia Daily Sun. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
- ^ "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGN BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE OR TO TRANSFER CONTROL OF ENTITY HOLDING BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. December 11, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ^ "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. January 4, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
External links
- Official website
- WWFY in the FCC FM station database
- WWFY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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