WWHT

For the former Newark, New Jersey television station that used the WWHT calls, see WFUT-TV.

WWHT

City of license	Syracuse, New York
Broadcast area	Central New York
Branding	"Hot 107.9"
Slogan	"Today's Hit Music"
Frequency	107.9 MHZ (also on HD Radio) 107.9 HD-2 for Spanish/Variety
First air date	1956 (as WONO)
Format	Rhythmic Top 40
ERP	50,000 watts
Class	B
Callsign meaning	W We're HOT!
Former callsigns	WONO (1956-1979) WRRB (1979-1988) WRHP(1988-1993) WHEN-FM (1993-1996)
Owner	Clear Channel Communications
Website	Hot 107.9's website

WWHT (Hot 107.9) is a Rhythmic Top 40 station licensed to Syracuse, New York. The Clear Channel Communications outlet broadcasts at 107.9 MHz with an ERP of 50 kW.

History

The station signed on the air as WONO in 1956, with a classical music format. That format and call letter assignment remained in place until 1979, when new owner Roy H. Park broadcasting changed the station's format and call letters. Since that time, 107.9 FM has had several different formats and call signs ranging from Adult Contemporary, rock, country as WRRB, easy listening/classical as WRHP, and lastly Hit Country 108 WHEN-FM.

In 1996, 107.9 FM was sold again, this time to Cox Communications the owners of country format competitor WBBS (B104.7). It was then that it switched to its current format and the WWHT call letters. Although its music and direction is heavily focused on Rhythmic and Dance hits, it does plays a few mainstream Pop/Rock acts, which they primarily target towards young adults.

In 2010 WWHT increased the Rhythmic content while reducing the non-Rhythmic product, a trend that several Top 40/CHRs have been adopting, and by January 2011 made the shift to Rhythmic Top 40 altogether. The move to Rhythmic resulted in WWHT being moved from both BDS and Mediabase's Top 40/CHR panels to their Rhythmic panels in November 2011. Hot 1079's main competition is WNTQ, the market's only mainstream top 40/CHR outlet and for whom WWHT had battled since its 1996 debut. As part of the Clear Channel family, Hot is part of the "powerhouse family" in Central New York.

On Air Line Up

Monday Through Friday

• 2AM To 5AM: Danger Boy (Third Shift Lift)
• 5AM To 10AM: Elvis Duran and the Morning Show
• 10AM To 2PM: On Air with Ryan Seacrest
• 2PM To 5PM: Marty (One Man Party)
• 5PM To 10PM: Cruz (Radio Show from Kiss 96.7FM)
• 10PM To 2AM: Mack

Saturday On Air Line Up

• 2AM To 6AM: Jus Mic (Overdrive)
• 6AM To 10AM: Elvis Duran and the Morning Show
• 10AM To 2PM: Shannon
• 2PM To 7PM: Mo Bounce
• 7PM To 10PM: Deuce
• 10PM To 2AM: Maxwell

Sunday On Air Line Up

• 2AM To 7AM: Jus Mic (Overdrive)
• 7AM To 8AM: Teen Talk (Listen And Call 1-800-245-8336)
• 8AM To 12PM: American Top 40 With Ryan Seacrest
• 12PM To 3PM: Weekend Top 30 Countdown With Hollywood Hamilton Sean Hamilton
• 3PM To 7PM: Mo Bounce
• 7PM To 10PM: Deuce
• 10PM To 2AM: Maxwell

Past Air Talent from Hot 107.9

• Former Morning Producer Deaf Geoff (Has/writes his own blog in Post Standard Newspaper)
• Ralphie Aversa (Moved to 97BHT in Northeast Pennsylvania after previously working evenings)
• DJ S-1 (Moved to Movin' 100 after previously working evenings)
• DJ Maestro (Moved to another radio station after previously working Friday And Saturday Nights)
• Ed McMann (Moved to another radio station after previously working middays)
• Lindsay (Previously worked middays before On Air with Ryan Seacrest)
• Joshua B (Previously worked weekends and can be heard on Star 105.7 Binghamton)
• Step It Up! (Radio Show) (Listen to it Saturday Mornings From 6AM To 8AM on Power 620AM/used to be Power 106.9FM)
• Live In The Den With Big Tigger (Top 20 Countdown) (Previously heard Sunday Mornings From 6AM To 9AM. Taken off to make room for Elvis Duran and the Morning Show on Saturday Mornings From 6AM To 10AM and American Top 40 With Ryan Seacrest on Sunday Mornings From 8AM To 12PM).

Segments/Programs

• Ryan Seacrest's American Top 5! - People vote for their favorite songs and the Top 5 songs are played at 12PM.
• Hot 8 At 8 - People vote for their favorite song throughout the day and the Hot 8 songs are played at 8PM.

Commercial free music starts playing at the top of each hour :00 to about :35 (35 minutes). 3 songs are played from :42 to :54. Commercial breaks are played from :35 to :41 and :54 to :00 (usually last around 6 minutes or so). Hot 107.9 usually plays on average about 12-14 songs an hour. 15-16 songs during the Third Shift Lift due to less commercials.

Ryan Seacrest

Since Monday, May 4, 2009, the nationally syndicated On Air with Ryan Seacrest started airing Monday through Friday from 10AM to 2PM Eastern. The recently-launched American Top 5 segment started on March 29, 2010 where Ryan Seacrest counts down the Top 5 Songs Of The Day at 12pm Eastern. The nationally-syndicated American Top 40 With Ryan Seacrest is broadcast every Saturday morning from 6AM to 10AM Eastern since Saturday, March 20, 2010.

Elvis Duran and the Morning Show

Since Friday, August 13, 2010, the nationally syndicated Elvis Duran and the Morning Show started airing Monday through Friday from 5am to 10am. The show comes from the sister station Z100 in New York City where it is heard live from 6AM to 10AM and the best of the morning show bits are heard from 5AM to 6AM. The show replaces Marty And Shannon In The Morning, but they are often heard on the radio at different times like in the afternoon and on weekends.

• Phone Tap - Free Money Phone Tap! Listen to the show for a chance to win $500 (Played Weekdays at 7:20AM and 9:20AM)

External links

• HOT 107.9's website
• WWHT's station history at CNYMedia.com
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WWHT
• Radio-Locator information on WWHT