WAFY

Last updated

WAFY
Broadcast area Frederick County, Maryland
Frequency 103.1 MHz
BrandingKey 103
Programming
Format Hot adult contemporary
Ownership
OwnerManning Broadcasting, Inc.
History
First air date
May 7, 1990(34 years ago) (1990-05-07)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 3728
Class A
ERP 1,000 watts
HAAT 174 meters (571 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 39°25′05″N77°30′04″W / 39.418°N 77.501°W / 39.418; -77.501
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website WAFY Online

WAFY (103.1 FM; "Key 103") is a radio station located in Frederick, Maryland, United States. The station airs a hot adult contemporary format and is owned by Manning Broadcasting, Inc.

Contents

History

The station was founded on May 7, 1990, by Barbara Marmet, with the intention of having a community radio station for Frederick. The "Key" branding references Frederick native Francis Scott Key.

Among several applicants for the allocation, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) gave preference to her because of her local residency and, under an affirmative action program designed to increase minority-owned broadcasters, a woman. This led to a lawsuit by Jerome Lamprecht, one of the competing applicants; in 1992's Lamprecht v. FCC, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals held in an opinion written by newly confirmed Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas that in the absence of a demonstrable reason, such as encouraging programming diversity, such preference was unconstitutional. [2] Litigation continued until an eventual settlement between Lamprecht and Marmet in 1999. [3]

Marmet sold WAFY to Nassau Broadcasting Partners in 2005. [4] After Nassau went into chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the station, along with WARK and WWEG in Hagerstown, were purchased by Manning Broadcasting, Inc. in May 2012, [5] with the sale being completed on November 1, 2012, at a price of $6.4 million. [6]

On September 16, 2010, at 9 a.m., Key 103 dropped the "Frederick's Continuous Soft Rock" moniker and began a 20th anniversary retrospective show looking back at the 20 years of the station's personalities, music, and activities. This retrospective ended at noon with a launch into its current hot adult contemporary format.

Related Research Articles

WJKS is a commercial FM radio station in the Champlain Valley of northern New England, in the United States. WJKS broadcasts a country music radio format, simulcast with 100.9 WWFY in Berlin, Vermont. The two stations are owned by Great Eastern Radio. WJKS serves the Burlington–Plattsburgh media market, while WWFY serves Barre–Montpelier.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WPRB</span> Radio station at Princeton University

WPRB is an FM radio station licensed to Princeton, New Jersey, and owned by Princeton Broadcasting Service, Inc. It broadcasts a freeform radio format, including shoegaze, slowcore, noise music, harsh noise wall, plunderphonics, illbient, jazz, electronic, folk, reggae, ska, metal, world, soul, rap, blues, and rock. While the station is non-profit, it is licensed as a commercial radio station. It is funded primarily by listener contributions, raised especially during WPRB's annual spring 10-day Membership Drive. It also derives funding through community underwriting contracts with local businesses. Almost all on-air staff and management are Princeton University alumni and students. WPRB's slogan is "New Jersey's Only Radio Station".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WODE-FM</span> Radio station in Easton, Pennsylvania

WODE-FM is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Easton, Pennsylvania. The station's service contour covers the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WPXC (FM)</span> Radio station in Massachusetts, United States

WPXC is an FM radio station broadcasting a mainstream rock format. Licensed to Hyannis, Massachusetts, the station serves the Cape Cod area with its studios located on South Street in Hyannis and its transmitter in West Barnstable.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WPST</span> Radio station in Trenton, New Jersey

WPST is a commercial radio station licensed to Trenton, New Jersey, airing a contemporary hit radio format. Owned by Townsquare Media, the station serves Central Jersey, the Delaware Valley, Philadelphia and its northern and eastern suburbs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KMHT (AM)</span> Radio station in Marshall, Texas

KMHT is a terrestrial AM radio station, paired with an FM relay translator, broadcasting a sports format.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WWEG</span> Radio station in Myersville, Maryland

WWEG is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Myersville, Maryland. The station is owned by Manning Broadcasting, Inc. and broadcasts a classic hits format.

WPCO is an AM radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States, the station serves the Stroudsburg area. The station is owned by Seven Mountains Media, through licensee Southern Belle, LLC.

WARK is an AM radio station located in Hagerstown, Maryland, in the United States, it features a news/talk format including syndicated shows with Imus, Mike Gallagher, Sean Hannity, and Mark Levin. The station also carries sporting events for the Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore Ravens, and Maryland Terrapins.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WTHT</span> Country music radio station in Auburn, Maine

WTHT is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Auburn, Maine, the station serves Greater Portland. It is owned by Binnie Media, with studios on Thomas Drive in Westbrook. Programming was simulcast on WBQQ in Kennebunk from 2012 until 2024, when WBQQ launched a York County–oriented soft oldies format.

WIKE is a commercial radio station located in Newport, Vermont. It is owned by Vermont Broadcast Associates, Inc. and it broadcasts a classic rock format, simulcast from 106.3 WMTK in Littleton, New Hampshire. Both stations call themselves "The Notch." WIKE's programming is also heard on translator station W276DK in Derby Center.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WOXL-FM</span> Radio station in North Carolina, United States

WOXL-FM is a radio station licensed to Biltmore Forest, North Carolina, United States, the station serves the Asheville area and broadcasts a hot adult contemporary music format. The station is owned by Saga Communications, and operates as part of its Asheville Radio Group.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WTHK</span> Classic rock radio station in Wilmington, Vermont

WTHK is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. It is licensed to Wilmington, Vermont. The station is currently owned by Jeffrey Shapiro's Great Eastern Radio, and currently simulcasts sister station WKKN.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WTSV</span> Radio station in Claremont, New Hampshire

WTSV is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Claremont, New Hampshire, United States, the station serves the Dartmouth–Lake Sunapee Region. The station is owned by Jeffrey Shapiro's Great Eastern Radio. Most of the station's programming is simulcast from Boston sports radio station WEEI-FM. WTSV's programming is also carried on two FM translators, W232DN in Claremont, and W233CC in White River Junction, Vermont.

WWFY is a radio station licensed to serve Berlin, Vermont. The station is owned by Great Eastern Radio. It airs a country music format.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WRFK (FM)</span> Radio station in Vermont, United States

WRFK is an FM radio station licensed to Barre and serving central Vermont. Established in 1974, the station is owned by Jeffrey Shapiro's Great Eastern Radio. WRFK airs a classic rock format, and is simulcast in the Champlain Valley on WWFK in Plattsburgh West, New York. The transmitter is located off Websterville Road and the studios and offices are on Jacques Street.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WSHE (AM)</span> Radio station in Frederick, Maryland

WSHE is a commercial radio station, which transmits a digital-only signal on a standard AM band frequency. It is licensed to serve Frederick, Maryland and owned by Hubbard Broadcasting through licensee Washington DC FCC License Sub, LLC. It simulcasts the freeform programming branded as The Gamut originating on the HD3 subchannel of sister station WTOP-FM. The Gamut programming is also available on the HD3 subchannels of sister stations WTLP and WWWT-FM, and in analog FM on translator W252DC.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KZMG</span> Radio station in Melba, Idaho

KZMG is a commercial radio station licensed to Melba, Idaho, that serves the Boise metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Iliad Media Group Holdings Employee Stock Ownership Trust, through licensee Iliad Media Group Holdings Inc. Known as My 102.7, it broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format and is home to Boise's #1 morning show, Joey & Lauren.

<i>Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod v. FCC</i> 1998 court case

Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod v. FCC was a 1998 D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals case involving the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) enforcement of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act and the Fifth Amendment. The FCC claimed that the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) had violated the FCC's Equal Employment Opportunity requirements by not hiring enough minorities/women and by requiring a knowledge of Lutheran doctrine in order to be hired to work at its two FM and AM radio stations located in Clayton, Missouri.

WTCF is a Contemporary Christian formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Wardensville, West Virginia, serving the Northern Shenandoah Valley in Virginia and the Eastern Panhandle and Potomac Highlands of West Virginia. WTCF is owned and operated by Educational Media Foundation.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WAFY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ Lewis, Neil A. (February 20, 1992). "Appeals-Court Ruling by Thomas Limits F.C.C. Affirmative Action". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ "Applications of Jerome Lamprecht, Dragon Communications, Barbara Marmet, Port Royal Broadcasting for FM CP on Channel 276A" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. December 17, 1999.
  4. ↑ Smith, Kevin M. (November 5, 2004). "WAFY sold to N.J. broadcast company". The Gazette . Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  5. ↑ Aines, Don (May 9, 2012). "Two area radio stations return to local owners". The Herald-Mail . Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  6. ↑ "EMF Buys Dallas-Fort Worth FM From Liberman". All Access. November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.