WFSY
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City | Panama City, Florida |
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Broadcast area | Panama City, Florida |
Frequency | 98.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | Sunny 98.5 |
Programming | |
Format | Adult contemporary |
Affiliations | Premiere Radio Networks iHeartRadio |
Ownership | |
Owner | iHeartMedia (iHM Licenses, LLC) |
WEBZ, WFLF-FM, WPAP | |
History | |
First air date | 1971 | (as WGNE-FM)
Former call signs | WGNE-FM (1971–1986) |
Call sign meaning | W Florida SunnY |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 66667 |
Class | C0 |
ERP | 96,000 watts 100,000 watts (W/beam tilt) |
HAAT | 330 meters (1,080 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°30′42.7″N 85°29′16.9″W / 30.511861°N 85.488028°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | sunny985.iheart.com |
WFSY (98.5 FM) is a radio station which normally broadcasts an adult contemporary format but during the holidays, broadcasts Christmas music.[1] Licensed to Panama City, Florida, United States, the station also serves the Dothan, AL market. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia and features programming from Premiere Radio Networks.[2] Current morning programming includes that of Murphy, Sam, and Jodi.
History[edit]
WFSY went on the air as WGNE-FM in 1971, an FM simulcast of AM beautiful music station WGNE. Because of its position at 98.5 MHz, its callsign was advertised as standing for "Genie Ninety Eight", rather than the AM station's, which just represented its tagline, "Genie Radio".
After the AM station was sold to Gulf Coast Community College (now Gulf Coast State College) in 1982, the station flipped to an oldies format, which lasted until 1986.
In 1986, WGNE-FM became WFSY, marketed as "Sunny 98.5", and flipped from oldies to AC.
In 1997, WFSY, WPBH, WDIZ, and WPAP were sold to iHeartMedia (then known as ClearChannel).
Previous logos[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "WFSY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
External links[edit]
- WFSY in the FCC FM station database
- WFSY on Radio-Locator
- WFSY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database