WHPI

Last updated

WHPI
Studio in Peoria
Broadcast area Peoria metropolitan area
Frequency 96.5 MHz
BrandingShuffle Radio
Programming
Format Adult hits
Ownership
OwnerAdvanced Media Partners, LLC
WPIA, WWCT, WZPN
History
First air date
September 8, 1997 (1997-09-08)[ citation needed ]
Former call signs
  • WJPL (1997–2003)
  • WXMP (September 2003)
  • WWCT (2003–2006)
  • WRIA (2006–2007)
  • WZPN (2007–2018) [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 76410
Class A
ERP 4,300 watts
HAAT 115 meters (377 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 40°40′10.1″N89°53′31.4″W / 40.669472°N 89.892056°W / 40.669472; -89.892056 (WHPI tower) (NAD83)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website shuffleradio.com

WHPI (96.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to Farmington, Illinois, and serving the Peoria metropolitan area. Owned by Advanced Media Partners, WHPI began airing an adult hits format as "Shuffle Radio" in September 2024.

Contents

History

The station was assigned the call sign WJPL in 1997 [1] and received its license on February 13, 1998. [3] It came on the air under the ownership of Ann Johnston and Mike Rea. [4] Johnston and Rea merged their station ownership into a larger group, AAA Entertainment, in June 2000. [4] [5]

The radio station originally went on the air in November 1997 with a rock format, then changed to "Smooth Jazz 96.5" through the rest of the decade. [6] In August 2001, WJPL flipped to Hot AC as "The Point", featuring the syndicated Bob & Sheri morning show. The station added simulcast 94.3 for a short time. [7]

In June 2003, AAA Entertainment moved the format to the much stronger 105.7 and rebranded as "Mix 105.7". WWCT, known for years as "Rock 106", moved down the dial to 96.5 to become "Rock 96.5" featuring Mancow in the morning. [8] The station struggled with several airstaff changes and variations, including an all-request format.

AAA decided to sell the stations in 2006, [4] finalizing the transfer to Independence Media in 2007. [9] In September 2006, Independence Media began simulcasting its new CHR format on sister WPIA 98.5 as WRIA until its format change to sports talk on July 1, 2007. 96.5 had changed its callsign to WZPN six days earlier. [10] [11]

Former logo as Kiss FM WPIA 2018 logo-kiss.png
Former logo as Kiss FM

In November 2010, Independence Media Holdings sold WPIA, along with its other 3 Peoria-area stations (98.5 WPIA Eureka, 99.9 WWCT Bartonville, and 101.1 WHPI Glasford) to Michael S. Rea Advanced Media Partners. [4] [12]

On June 6, 2018, sister station WHPI became the primary station for "ESPN Peoria" with 96.5 as the simulcast until a new format is planned. [13] The stations swapped call signs on June 26, 2018, with 96.5 taking the call sign WHPI and 101.1 taking the WZPN call sign. [1] [14] [15]

On September 5, 2020, the station dropped its sports format and resumed simulcasting WPIA's CHR format as 98.5 Kiss FM. On September 3, 2024, WHPI dropped its simulcast with WPIA and began stunting with all-Taylor Swift music as Tay Radio until September 20, 2024, when it flipped to adult hits Shuffle Radio. [16]

Related Research Articles

KOSC is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Angwin, California, United States, and serving the Santa Rosa area. The station broadcasts a classical music format as a full-time simulcast of KDFC in San Francisco. It is owned by the University of Southern California. KDFC is the radio home of the San Francisco Symphony and the San Francisco Opera.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KYCH-FM</span> Radio station in Portland, Oregon

KYCH-FM is a commercial radio station in Portland, Oregon. It is owned by Audacy, Inc. and airs an adult hits radio format branded as "97.1 Charlie FM." KYCH-FM plays a fairly wide mix of music, mostly from the rock and pop genres, from the 1960s to today; much of the playlist is made up of modern rock and classic rock from the MTV music video era of the 1980s and 1990s. It switches to all Christmas music for several weeks leading to Christmas Day. The station does not have disc jockeys, instead playing amusing or ironic messages after every three or four songs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KWJJ-FM</span> Radio station in Portland, Oregon

KWJJ-FM is a commercial radio station in Portland, Oregon. It is owned by Audacy, Inc. and airs a country music radio format. The studio is on SW Bancroft Street, near downtown Portland. The station transmitter is atop Portland's West Hills, off SW Fairmount Court.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WOLF (AM)</span> Radio station in New York, United States

WOLF is a sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Syracuse, New York, serving the Syracuse metropolitan area. The station is 100% owned by Craig Fox, who also owns several other radio and low-power TV stations in the state of New York. The WOLF broadcast license is held by WOLF Radio, Inc. The station is also simulcast on FM translator W223CP at 92.5 FM, on the FM6 service of WVOA-LD at 87.75 FM, and in Fulton, New York, on WOSW 1300 AM and its FM translator, W253BZ at 98.5 FM.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WIXO</span> Radio station in Peoria, Illinois

WIXO is a radio station in Peoria, Illinois. It is owned by Cumulus Media, which also owns several other radio stations in the market. Cumulus purchased WIXO and its sister stations from Townsquare Media. Originally on 99.9 MHz before 2006, it moved to 105.7, a much higher-power license that reaches a large portion of Central Illinois.

WZPN is a radio station for Glasford, Illinois in the Peoria, Illinois radio market. From September 26, 2010 to June 6, 2018, the station aired the adult hits format Jack FM, before becoming a sports radio station as an affiliate of ESPN Radio, then shifting to Fox Sports Radio on June 1, 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WWCT</span> Radio station in Bartonville–Peoria, Illinois

WWCT is a radio station licensed to Bartonville, Illinois. Through most of its history, the WWCT callsign was associated with Peoria's 105.7 frequency allocation; the call sign and related format was moved to 96.5 (Farmington) in 2003, then 99.9 (Bartonville) in 2006. The original 99.9 callsign, WIXO, and its music format, had moved to 105.7 in 2006.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WZPW</span> Radio station in Peoria, Illinois

WZPW is a radio station in Central Illinois with a rhythmic top 40 music format, licensed to Peoria, Illinois and broadcasting with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 19,200 watts. The station is owned by Cumulus Media, which purchased the station from Townsquare Media.

WIXY is a commercial radio station broadcasting a country music radio format. Licensed to Champaign, Illinois, United States, the station serves the Champaign-Urbana area. The station is owned by Saga Communications under licensee Saga Communications of Illinois, LLC, and operates as part of its Illini Radio Group. The radio studios and offices are on West Bradley Avenue in Champaign.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WPIA</span> Radio station in Eureka–Peoria, Illinois

WPIA is a commercial radio station licensed to Eureka, Illinois, and serving the Peoria metropolitan area. The station broadcasts a Top 40 (CHR) radio format. The station is owned and operated by Advanced Media Partners, LLC, and is known as 98.5 KISS FM.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KMTT</span> ESPN Radio affiliate in Vancouver, Washington, United States

KMTT is a commercial radio station licensed to Vancouver, Washington, broadcasting to the Portland, Oregon and Clark County, Washington. KMTT is owned by Audacy, Inc. and airs a sports format with programming from ESPN Radio. The studios are located south of downtown Portland, and the transmitter site is in the city's northeast side along the Columbia River.

WMRK-FM is a radio station licensed to serve Shorter, Alabama, United States. Alexander Broadcasting Company is the licensee. The station is operated under a local marketing agreement by EMF Broadcasting (K-LOVE).

WPMJ is a radio station licensed for Chillicothe, Illinois in the Peoria, Illinois, area. The station is owned by the Covenant Network and has broadcast a Catholic radio format since September 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KRIO-FM</span> Radio station in Texas, United States

KRIO-FM is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve Roma, Texas, United States. The station, established in 1983, is currently owned by Rio Grande Bible Institute, Inc.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WAAO-FM</span> Radio station in Andalusia, Alabama

WAAO-FM is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Andalusia, the county seat of Covington County, Alabama. The station, established in 1987, is owned by Three Notch Communications, LLC.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WSOY-FM</span> Radio station in Illinois, United States

WSOY-FM is a Top 40 (CHR) radio station licensed to Decatur, Illinois, and serves Central Illinois. The station is owned by the Neuhoff Corporation and calls itself "Y103". The call sign is shared with sister station WSOY 1340 AM, a reference to Decatur's role in soybean farming. On weekdays, Y103 carries two nationally syndicated shows during drive time: "Brooke & Jeffrey" from KQMV Seattle in mornings and "On Air with Ryan Seacrest" from KIIS-FM Los Angeles in afternoons.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WCME</span> Radio station in Maine, United States

WCME is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Brunswick, Maine, and serving Maine's Mid Coast; on-air, the station is currently known as "Radio Midcoast WCME 99-5 FM & 900 AM". Established in 1955, the station is owned by veteran radio news anchor and talk host Jim Bleikamp, and programs a locally-oriented, full-service oldies/soft rock radio format emphasizing news and local events. WCME's studios are in the Fort Andross complex in Brunswick. WCME's transmitter is located along U.S. Route 1 near Durham Road in Brunswick.

KXDZ is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Templeton, California, United States. The station, established in 2001, is currently owned by Martha Fahnoe and the broadcast license is held by Dimes Media Corporation.

KBGE is an American radio station licensed to Cannon Beach, Oregon, United States. The station is currently owned by Boomer and Dawn Barbosa, through licensee Captain Barbosa Media, LLC.

KPPK is a radio station licensed to Rainier, Oregon, United States. The station is currently owned by Bicoastal Media Licenses IV, LLC.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "WHPI(FM)". FCCInfo.com. Manassas, Virginia: Cavell, Mertz & Associates, Inc. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WHPI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "Application Search Details (BLH-19971113KC)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Enter the Media Plaza". InterBusiness Issues. Peoria, Illinois: Central Illinois Business Publishers. September 2011.
  5. ↑ "Application Search Details (BALH-20000301ABE)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  6. ↑ "New Station Turning Out Smooth Jazz," The Peoria Journal-Star, November 9, 1997.
  7. ↑ "Two Peoria radio stations change tunes," The Peoria Journal-Star, August 17, 2001.
  8. ↑ "Light rock, oldies top Peoria radio charts," The Peoria Journal-Star, July 24, 2003.
  9. ↑ "Application Search Details (BALH-20061027ACS)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  10. ↑ "On The Air -- Radio dial has heads spinning," The Peoria Journal-Star, October 1, 2006.
  11. ↑ Tartar, Steve (July 1, 2007). "Sports fans get local voice". PJStar.com . Archived from the original on July 6, 2007. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Application Search Details (BALH-20100723AEO)". Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved November 27, 2010. Also includes BALH-20100723AER for 96.5.
  13. ↑ "ESPN Peoria Moves To 101.1 FM". AllAccess.com. Malibu, California: All Access Music Group. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  14. ↑ "WZPN(FM)". FCCInfo.com. Manassas, Virginia: Cavell, Mertz & Associates, Inc. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Frequency Change".
  16. ↑ "Shuffle Radio Debuts In Peoria". RadioInsight. September 20, 2024. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
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.