WALY (FM)
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| File:WWOT HOT100 logo.png | |
| Broadcast area | Altoona, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 100.1 MHz |
| Branding | Hot 100.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks United Stations Radio Networks Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Forever Broadcasting (sale to Seven Mountains Media pending) |
| WALY, WFBG, WFGY, WRKY-FM, WTNA | |
| History | |
First air date | January 27, 1954 (first license granted)[1] |
Call sign meaning | WW(H)OT |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 47090 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 3,000 watts |
| HAAT | 291 meters (955 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
WWOT (100.1 FM) is the Top 40 music formatted radio station in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Forever Broadcasting and is related to Hot 92.1 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The station has an ERP of 3,000 Watts.
History of the 100.1 frequency
100.1 was previously held by WPRR, which was also a CHR formatted station from 1986 until the call letter change to WWOT on March 15, 2005. Prior to the format change in 1986, WPRR had been formatted as AOR since 1980, and prior to 1980 it had been WVAM-FM, an automated, Drake-Chenault, Top 40 station. One of its most popular features in the 1990s was the morning show with Tommy Edwards and Danice Bell, which aired every weekday. Other popular personalities to pass through WPPR during the 1980s and 1990s were Scott St. John, Dave McCall, Steve Hilton, Bob McCarty, Dave Austin, J.B. Savage, Kristen Fox, Chad Bender, Jim Hatch, Darrell Ray, Hollywood John Harlow, Doug Taylor (Doug Yoel) and Rich Dennis.[citation needed]
Conflict with 100.1 in Romney, West Virginia
As one travels southbound on Interstate 99 towards Bedford, Pennsylvania, WWOT's signal will start to conflict with WVMD in Romney, West Virginia, a Country station.[citation needed] Romney is located near the intersection of US 220, US 50 and West Virginia Route 28.
Temperature inversions can cause FM signals to travel farther, but the two stations are operating within Federal Communications Commission guidelines.[2]
Pending sale to Seven Mountains Media
It was announced on October 12, 2022 that Forever Media is selling 34 stations, including WWOT and the entire Altoona cluster, to State College-based Seven Mountains Media for $17.3 million, pending FCC approval.[3]
Weekday Programming
- 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. - Jonathan Doll
- 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Jay Cruze
- 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. - Kelsie Paige
- 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. - Tyler Gray
- 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. - Tony Zazza
Saturday Programming
- 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. - Backtrax USA 90s with Kid Kelly
- 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. - Most Requested Live with Romeo
- 12 a.m. to 2 a.m. - In The Mix with HK
Sunday Programming
- 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. - American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest
- 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. - Open House Party with Joe Breezy
References
- ^ "FM Query Results - Audio Division (FCC) USA". Transition.fcc.gov. 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- ^ "FM Broadcast Station Classes and Service Contours". Federal Communications Commission. Dec 11, 2015. Retrieved Oct 15, 2019.
- ^ "SEVEN MOUNTAINS MEDIA TO ACQUIRE 34 STATIONS FROM FOREVER MEDIA". RadioInsight.com. October 12, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID WWOT ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database