WONN-FM
| City of license | 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 (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.).[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.
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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:
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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
- Holly Love
- Randy 'Rock' Johnson
Former WSJW/WKZF personalities
- Paul Scott
- Michelle Chase
- Carol Seidel
- David Washington
References
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