WFFY
 | |
| Broadcast area | Fort Myers, Florida |
|---|---|
| Branding | Fly 98.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Rhythmic contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sun Broadcasting Inc. |
| WXCW-TV WARO-FM WXNX-FM WAXA / WNOG-AM WFSX-FM | |
| History | |
Former call signs | WRWX (1986-1995) WDRR (1995-2003) WNRW (2003-2004) WUSV (2004-2007) WDEO-FM (2007-2014) WLVO (2014-2017) WKHW (2017) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 58276 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 18,500 watts |
| HAAT | 113 meters (371 feet) |
| Links | |
| Website | fly985.com[1] |
WFFY (98.5 MHz) is an FM radio station licensed to San Carlos Park, Florida, and broadcasting to the Fort Myers, Florida media market.
WFFY broadcasts at 18,500 watts at 113 meters (371 feet) but it currently has a construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission to increase its power to 50,000 watts and increase the height of its antenna slightly to 117 meters (384 feet) to improve its coverage area.[1]
From 2007 to 2014, the station was known as WDEO-FM, airing Catholic-based religious programming branded as "Ave Maria Radio" under the ownership of the Ave Maria Foundation. WDEO-FM aired all Notre Dame Fighting Irish football games in the 2008 season using the ISP Sports feed.[2]
On August 20, 2015, the then-WLVO switched from "K-Love" to Educational Media Foundation's Radio Nueva Vida Spanish Christian format, with 88.7 WDLV taking the K-Love feed.
On June 12, 2017, the station changed its call sign to WKHW. On June 13, 2017, the purchase of the station by Sun Broadcasting from Educational Media Foundation was consummated, at a price of $3,045,000. The new owners immediately changed the call sign to the current WFFY. On June 15, 2017, WFFY changed its format from Spanish Christian to rhythmic contemporary, branded as "Fly 98.5".[3]
References
- ^ "WLVO-FM 88.5 MHz Radio Station Information". radio-locator.com. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
- ^ http://www.ispsports.com/radio-network-affiliates.cfm?pid=61&type=1&affiliates
- ^ Hip Hop Fly 98.5 Launches in Fort Myers Radioinsight - June 15, 2017
External links
- Official Website
- WFFY in the FCC FM station database
- WFFY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
26°30′18″N 81°51′14″W / 26.505°N 81.854°W
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