WSYY-FM

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WSYY-FM
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Broadcast area Central Penobscot County, Eastern Piscataquis County and Southern Aroostook County of Maine
BrandingThe Mountain 94.9
Programming
Format Full-service adult hits
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • James Talbott
  • (Katahdin Communications, Inc.)
WSYY, WKTJ-FM
History
First air date
 1978 (as WKTR at 97.7)
Former call signs
WKTR (1978-1984)
Former frequencies
97.7 MHz (1978-1984)
Technical information
Facility ID 33470
Class C2
ERP 25,000 watts
HAAT 211 meters (692 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 45°42′58″N68°47′54″W / 45.71611°N 68.79833°W / 45.71611; -68.79833
Links
Website themountain949.com

WSYY-FM (94.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a full-service adult hits format. Licensed to Millinocket, Maine, United States, the station's broadcast signal serves Central Penobscot County, Eastern Piscataquis County, and Southern Aroostook County, from its tower site in Millinocket. The station is owned by Katahdin Communications, Inc. [1]

Contents

WSYY-FM plays a mix of oldies/classic hits, adult contemporary, rock music, and some country crossovers. The station also features programming from CBS News Radio (and has been an affiliate of that network for many decades). [2] WSYY-FM also airs When Radio Was . [3] [ failed verification ]

History

In 1978, WSYY-FM was founded on 97.7 FM as WKTR, upgrading to its current facilities in 1984 on 94.9. Prior to their The Mountain 94.9 branding, WSYY-FM used to be referred to as North Country 95, airing country music full-time. [4] [5] The current format, branding, and slogan was probably adopted around March 1, 2004, when Katahdin Communications, Inc. assumed control of WSYY-FM & AM from Katahdin Timberlands, LLC as a result of the radio station facing increasing land disputes, initially as a short term lease agreement, but the transfer of ownership became permanent. [6] Those land disputes would lead to a loss of WSYY-FM's 23,500-watt transmitter location (featuring an antenna HAAT of 211 meters). WSYY-FM may have been operating under a Special Temporary Authority License (a 12,000-watt facility with an antenna HAAT of 68 meters via Hammond Ridge on Lake Road), ever since as long ago as late 2007, pending a planned permanent move to a 22,000-watt facility with an antenna HAAT of 198.4 meters (from just off Nicatou Road in Medway, well east of WSYY-FM's old or current transmitter tower location). [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] On November 23, 2016, the construction permit for this proposed move was modified to a 45,000-watt facility with an antenna HAAT of 146.7 meters, the first time this proposed move has ever received official approval from the FCC. [14] [15]

Former sports offerings

The Mountain 94.9 carried local high school sports in season until fall 2017. The Mountain 94.9 also carried the schedule of Red Sox Baseball [16] from 1997 through 2015, [17] when Millinocket's affiliation with the Boston Red Sox Radio Network transferred to co-owned WSYY, concluding the interruptions to the music during Major League Baseball. The transfer was completed on April 2, 2021, when 1240 WSYY returned to the air with translator 102.5 W273DJ debuting with the opening game of the Boston Red Sox. [18] [19]

Syndicated programming

WSYY-FM is one of two Maine affiliates (the other being WLOB in Portland) of When Radio Was , is one of the two Maine affiliates (the other being WWMJ) of The Acoustic Storm, is Maine's only affiliate of the Crook & Chase syndicated country music countdown programming, and is an affiliate of the Blues Deluxe radio show. [20] [21] [22] [23]

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References

  1. ↑ "WSYY-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ "The CBS News Radio Affiliation Page Of WSYY Radio". Archived from the original on May 28, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  3. ↑ "On The Radio Locator Results". www.radiospirits.com. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  4. ↑ "The Most Recent Internet Archive of The Former Website of WSYY-FM". Archived from the original on March 11, 2005.
  5. ↑ "The Most Recent Internet Archive of The "About Us" Page Within The Former Website of WSYY-FM". Archived from the original on March 28, 2004.
  6. ↑ ""WSYY Radio Threatened With Trespass" By Ken Anderson Mar 9, 2004". Magic-City-News.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  7. ↑ ""Radio Station Considering Move To Medway" By Nick Sambides, Jr., BDN Staff Nov. 01, 2007". Archive.BangorDailyNews.com.
  8. ↑ "Bangor Daily News - Google News Archive Search". News.Google.com.
  9. ↑ "Statistics And Contour Map Regarding WSYY-FM's Special Temporary Authority License (FCCdata.org - powered by REC)". FCCdata.org.
  10. ↑ "Details From WSYY-FM's Earliest "Granted" Application With The FCC Regarding WSYY-FM's Special Temporary Authority License". Licensing.FCC.Gov.
  11. ↑ "Basic Info About WSYY-FM's Earliest "Granted" Application With The FCC Regarding WSYY-FM's Special Temporary Authority License". Licensing.FCC.Gov.
  12. ↑ "An FCC-Issued Letter To WSYY-FM Regarding An Extension Request (Filed On October 5th, 2011) For Their Special Temporary Authority License". Licensing.FCC.Gov.
  13. ↑ "NERW 8/12/2013". Fybush.com. August 12, 2013.
  14. ↑ Radio-Locator information on WSYY
  15. ↑ fcc.gov
  16. ↑ "The WSYY-AM 1240 Website/Sports Affiliation Page Of WSYY Radio". Archived from the original on May 29, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  17. ↑ WSYY-FM Discontinues Carrying Boston Red Sox Baseball
  18. ↑ "Red Sox Radio Network". audacy.com/weei/. March 5, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Application For A License To Cover Regarding WSYY-AM's New Translator: 102.5 W273DJ-FM (FCCdata.org - powered by REC)". FCCdata.org.
  20. ↑ ""RadioSpirits.com New Releases - Radio Stations"". RadioSpirits.com.
  21. ↑ "The Acoustic Storm Stations". AcousticStorm.com.
  22. ↑ "Crook and Chase / Local Radio Stations". CrookandChase.com.
  23. ↑ "Blues Deluxe Radio Station Affiliates". data.EricJerardi.com.
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