WYOY

WYOY

City of license	Gluckstadt, Mississippi
Broadcast area	Jackson, Mississippi
Branding	Y101
Slogan	Jackson's Hit Music
Frequency	101.7 MHz
First air date	1983 (as WZXQ) August 1996 (as WYOY)
Format	Top 40 (CHR)
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	139 meters
Class	C2
Facility ID	48647
Callsign meaning	Y is used in "Y101" branding; YOY=101
Former callsigns	WZXQ (1983-1986) WEQZ (1986-1989) WLIN (1989-1996)
Owner	The Radio People (New South Radio, Inc.)
Sister stations	WIIN, WJKK, WUSJ
Website	y101.com

WYOY (101.7 FM, "Y101") is a Top 40 (CHR) station in Jackson, Mississippi. WYOY debuted in September, 1996, and gave the Jackson area its first Top 40 station since 1993. Its studios are located in Ridgeland and the transmitter site is in Raymond.

Personalities

• 6a-10a Y101 Morning Showgram with Murphy and Johnny O
• 10a-3p Charlie
• 3p-7p The Carson Radio Program

• General Manager - Gwen Rakestraw
• Program Director - Carson
• Assistant Program Director - Nate West

Former Staff Members

Nate West (currently US96.3)

• Johnny O (currently at Q100 Atlanta, GA)
• Lauren Rae (now a Physical Therapist Assistant in Texas)
• Scott Steele (now with sister station US 96.3)
• EJ Rivers (now working for the Jackson Zoo)
• Mike Montana (currently at WRVR, Memphis, TN)
• Mandy Morgan (currently at WRVR, Memphis, TN
• Kevin Vaughan (currently Sales Manager at TAVCO Services, Inc., Austin, TX)
• John Morris (currently working in fitness)
• Chris Bender (currently at KVET in Austin, TX)
• Bob Richards (currently at KBUL in Reno)
• Brian Kelly (currently at Mix 93.3 Kansas City)
• JC Cruz (currently resides in Austin, TX)
• Kris Fisher (currently at HD 98.3 in Augusta, GA)
• Tessa Hall (currently at DC101 in Washington, D.C.)
• Dick O'Neil (currently General Manager of Entercom in Gainesville, FL)
• Zak Tyler (currently at WGH in Norfolk, VA)

External links

• Y101 WYOY official website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WYOY
• Radio-Locator information on WYOY
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WYOY