WMSS

WMSS
City of license Middletown, Pennsylvania
Branding Super 91
Frequency 91.1 MHz
Format Easy Listening, Adult Contemporary, Oldies, Alternative
ERP 450 watts
HAAT 22.4 meters (73 ft)
Class A
Facility ID 42004
Transmitter coordinates 40°12′44.00″N 76°44′47.00″W / 40.2122222°N 76.7463889°W / 40.2122222; -76.7463889Coordinates: 40°12′44.00″N 76°44′47.00″W / 40.2122222°N 76.7463889°W / 40.2122222; -76.7463889
Owner Middletown Area School District
Webcast Listen Live
Website wmssfm.com

WMSS (91.1 FM, "Super 91") is a high school operated high school radio station serving the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, metropolitan area; it can be received as far south as (certain parts of) York, PA. WMSS broadcasts several different radio formats depending on the time of day. The station's apparent mission is to play once-popular songs that have been abandoned or not represented at all by local commercial stations. Although the station currently suffers from a lack of publicity, especially among populations who would appreciate the variety of rarely played songs, the station has received tremendous praise from all types of listeners for its eclectic programming. The station holds the title of being the only high school station in Central Pennsylvania, and it has been on air for more than 30 years. The general manager of the station is John Wilsbach, who is also known for his traffic reports on WTPA-FM.

On weekday mornings (from 6 AM to 3 PM), the station airs a unique hybrid of Soft Adult Contemporary/Easy Listening, mainstream Adult Contemporary, and Rhythmic Adult Contemporary formats, generally focusing on material from the 1960s to the 1990s, including very little post-2000 music. This programming segment features a high percentage of songs that were major or moderate hits from the 1970s through 1990s but are essentially "forgotten" today, hence the relatively high prevalence of easy listening songs, as this genre has been abandoned by mainstream AC stations. During this time of day, the station's variety of music can range from The Beatles to The Supremes to Jim Croce to KC & the Sunshine Band to Phil Collins to Bon Jovi to Madonna to Whitney Houston. After 3 PM on weekdays, the station broadcasts an alternative music format.

On Saturday mornings, the station broadcasts a True Oldies format with General Manager John Wilsbach as the DJ (sponsored by the local "Members 1st Federal Credit Union"), featuring material from the 1950s and 1960s (particularly pre-1964, since this era has been abandoned by all local commercial oldies/classic hits stations). This programming segment features the slogan "We don't just play the greatest oldies; we play the B-sides too"; which means that they feature many obscure songs and moderate hits from the Oldies era, rather than focusing on only top hits. In addition, a few rare songs by locally renowned 1950s and 1960s artists from Central Pennsylvania are played, such as, for example, the Magnificent Men and the Kit Kats and George Wilson, singer of "Here Stands the Man Who Needs You". Additionally, Oldies material is broadcast by the station on some Sundays from 8-9 AM and/or 12-1 PM as well.

[1] Licensed to Middletown, Pennsylvania, USA, the station is currently owned by Middletown Area School District.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Spring 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  2. ↑ "WMSS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-04-04.

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