WSFR

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WSFR
SummitMedia office in Louisville, Kentucky.jpg
Office in Louisville
Broadcast area Louisville, Kentucky
Frequency 107.7 MHz
BrandingClassic Rock 107.7
Programming
Format Classic rock
Ownership
Owner
WRKA, WQNU, WVEZ
History
First air date
 1994 (as WHKW)
Former call signs
WEAJ (August–October 1993)
WWSN-FM (October 1993-1994)
WHKW (1994–1995)
WHKW-FM (1995–1996)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 55499
Class B1
ERP 8,200 watts
HAAT 173 meters
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website classicrock1077.fm

WSFR (107.7 FM, "Classic Rock 107.7") is a classic rock formatted radio station that plays music from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. It is broadcast from the SummitMedia facility on Chestnut Centre in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, and its city of license is Corydon, Indiana. It transmits from a broadcast tower near Elizabeth, Indiana west of the Ohio River, which it shares with WAY-FM station WAYK/105.9, and Alpha Media's WGZB/96.5.

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History

In 1994, WWSN was a country music station called "The Hawk". Regent Communications moved the WHKW letters from 103.9 to the new station at 107.7. [2] [3] In 1996, the station became known as WSFR and aired a classic rock format.

On October 28, 2011, WSFR relaunched its classic rock format as "107.7 The Eagle", billing themselves as "Louisville Classic Hits". [4] [5]

On July 20, 2012, Cox Radio, Inc. announced the sale of WSFR and 22 other stations to SummitMedia LLC for $66.25 million. The sale was consummated on May 3, 2013. [6] [7]

On March 8, 2021, WSFR shifted their format from a classic hits/classic rock hybrid to classic rock, still under the "107.7 The Eagle" branding, but emphasizing the "Classic Rock" slogan. [8]

On December 20, 2022, WSFR dropped the “Eagle” branding and rebranded as "Classic Rock 107.7". [9]

Previous logos

Wsfrlogo.jpg WSFR 107.7TheEagle logo.png WSFRNEWLOGO.png

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WSFR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ Stark, Phyllis (June 4, 1994). "Vox Jox". Billboard . Vol. 106, no. 23. p. 129.
  3. ↑ Stark+, Phyllis (July 16, 1994). "Vox Jox". Billboard . Vol. 106, no. 29. p. 84.
  4. ↑ "A new "Eagle": Louisville's WSFR (107.7) moves from classic rock to classic hits". Archived from the original on 2011-10-31. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  5. ↑ "WSFR Flies Like an Eagle". 28 October 2011.
  6. ↑ "Cox Puts Clusters up for Sale". 20 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "Cox Sells Stations in Six Markets to Two Groups". 6 May 2013.
  8. ↑ SummitMedia Mixes Up Louisville Radioinsight - March 8, 2021
  9. ↑ "SummitMedia Restructures Five Classic Rockers With Consolidated Branding, Playlists & On-Air Lineups - RadioInsight". 2022-12-20. Retrieved 2022-12-20.

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