WYHW
34°5′52.3″N 77°58′17.2″W / 34.097861°N 77.971444°W / 34.097861; -77.971444
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WYHW (104.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format.[3] Licensed to Wilmington, North Carolina, United States, the station serves the Wilmington area.[4] WYHW is currently owned by Bible Broadcasting Network.
History
"Gold 104" signed on in 1994 with an oldies format. The original call sign was WUOY, it used a satellite fed network oldies format.
In May 1996, Community Broadcasting sold radio stations WUOY, WMFD and WBMS to a new company named Ocean Broadcasting. At this time, WUOY changed from 1970s rock music to rock from the 1960s through the 1990s.[5]
For many years, this station was rock WRQR "Rock 104.5".
In July 2004, NextMedia Group acquired WRQR, WAZO, and WMFD from Ocean Broadcasting LLC, and WKXB and WSFM from Sea-Comm Inc.[6] In July 2008, Capitol Broadcasting announced its purchase of NextMedia's Wilmington stations.[7]
On January 2, 2007, Two Guys Named Chris from WKRR in Greensboro, North Carolina began airing on WRQR, the first station other than Rock 92 to carry the show.[8]
The Will FM variety hits format and call sign WILT moved March 31, 2008, from what is now WRMR in Jacksonville, North Carolina for a better signal in Wilmington.[9]
The station flipped to an adult contemporary format on February 2, 2009.
In February 2013, the station dropped all 1970s songs from its library and adjusted to a bright adult contemporary format featuring songs from the 2000s and 1980s songs.
On November 19, 2015, it was announced the Bible Broadcasting Network would buy WILT; the purchase was consummated on December 1, 2015, at a price of $300,000. As a result, the WILT calls and Sunny format moved to WBNE on December 1, and 104.5 flipped to Christian radio under the new call sign WYHW.
Previous logos
References
- ^ "Call Sign History". Retrieved July 25, 2013.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WYHW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WYHW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ Kristina Bartlett, "WUOY-FM, WMFD-AM AND WBMS-AM / Stations Sold to Ocean Broadcasting; New Company Purchases 3 Wilmington Radio Stations," Star-News, May 17, 1996.
- ^ Bonnie Eksten, "Ocean Broadcasting, Sea-Comm Stations Sold to NextMedia - New Owner to Operate Locally," Star-News, July 14, 2004.
- ^ "Capitol Broadcasting acquires seven radio stations in deals worth nearly $13M". wral.com. July 16, 2008. Retrieved September 22, 2008.[title missing]
- ^ "'Two Guys Named Chris' Show Now Syndicated," Greensboro News & Record, January 4, 2007.
- ^ "You searched for WRQR WSSM". radioinsight.com. Retrieved April 10, 2008.[title missing]
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 74159 (WYHW) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WYHW in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- For the Wilmington, Delaware radio market, see Template:Wilmington (DE) Radio
- For the Wilmington, North Carolina radio market, see Template:Wilmington (NC) Radio
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- adult contemporary
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- news/talk
- NPR
- oldies
- religious
- rock
- sports
- top 40
- urban
- other radio stations in North Carolina
- See also
- Classical
- Jazz
- Religious
- Spanish
- Smooth Jazz
- Other