WONN-FM

WONN-FM
City Starview, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Branding ESPN Radio 92.7
Slogan The Sports Station
Frequency 92.7 MHz
Repeaters 101.3 WROZ-HD2
First air date 1971 (as WRHY)
Format Sports
ERP 700 watts
HAAT 291 meters
Class A
Facility ID 62368
Former callsigns WRHY (1971-1983)
WHTF (1983–1996)
WEGK (1996–2001)
WHBO (2001–2004)
WSJW (2004–2011)
WKZF (2011-2014)
WLPA-FM (2014-2015)
Affiliations ESPN Radio
Owner Hall Communications
Sister stations WLPA, WROZ
Website espnradio927.com

WONN-FM (92.7 FM) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Starview, Pennsylvania. It also serves the York, Lancaster & Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area. Its studio is located at 1996 Auction Road, Manheim, Pennsylvania[1] and its tower is located near Starview (York County) at (40°4′32.0″N 76°48′2.0″W / 40.075556°N 76.800556°W / 40.075556; -76.800556).[2] The station is owned by Hall Communications and broadcasts a sports format with programming from ESPN Radio.

The station's programming is simulcast on the HD2 subchannel of sister station WROZ.

History

The station broadcast a Big Band format with the WRHY call sign until August 12, 1983, when the station switched call signs to WHTF and its format to Contemporary Hit Radio as "92 Rock". The format evolved toward classic rock over the next two years, and by the summer of 1985, the station's branding changed to "Starview 92", then "Starview 92.7". In the early 1990s, the station switched to an Active rock format and re-branded as "Solid Rock 92.7". On February 23, 1996, the station returned to the classic rock format, changing the call sign to WEGK and re-branding as "92.7 The Eagle". On June 6, 2001, the station switched its call sign to WHBO and its format to Oldies, followed by another call sign change on March 1, 2004 to WSJW and a format change to Smooth Jazz.[3]

On July 29, 2011, the station abruptly dropped its Smooth Jazz format and began stunting, mainly with covers of Stairway To Heaven. The following message was displayed on the station's website:

The decision to end Smooth Jazz 92.7 was not an easy one to make. Many factors contributed to the change, including the fact that listenership never reached predicted levels and revenues coming in were not enough to support the station and keep it on the air. We thank you for being a loyal listener and for your support of the station. A new format will begin shortly.[4]

On August 1, 2011, the station changed its call sign to WKZF, its format to classic rock, and re-branded as "92.7KZF".[5] Rick Everett, former Hall Communications operations manager of Cat Country 98.1 (WCTK Providence, Rhode Island) was hired as a consultant for the transition. The syndicated The Free Beer and Hot Wings Show aired weekday mornings.[6]

On September 1, 2014, WKZF changed its call sign to WLPA-FM, in anticipation of its format change to ESPN sports, which took place at midnight on September 3, 2014.[7][8]

On December 2, 2015, WLPA-FM changed their call letters to WONN-FM.

Former WKZF personalities

Former WSJW/WKZF personalities

References

  1. ↑ "Address List (Hall Communications)". Retrieved 2014-08-02.
  2. ↑ "FM Query Results for WLPA-FM, Federal Communications Commission". Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  3. ↑ "At 92.7, everything old is new again, Lancaster Online". Retrieved 2014-08-02.
  4. ↑ Venta, Lance. "Smooth Jazz 92.7 Harrisburg, PA Is Stunting". Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "At 92.7, everything old is new again, Lancaster Online". Retrieved 2014-08-02.
  6. ↑ "The Classic Rock Station (WKZF Homepage)". Archived from the original on July 20, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
  7. ↑ "RadioInsight: ESPN Returning to FM in Central PA". Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  8. ↑ "Call Sign History (WLPA-FM), Federal Communications Commission". Retrieved 2014-09-03.

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