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What's next for 103.1 in Central Long Island?

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MarkW

They've applied for new calls:


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Licensing and Management System
enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov

From: WBZO

To: WWWF-FM
Proposed Effective Date: March 26 (per second URL link above)

"WF" is a dead giveaway that a "Wolf" moniker is planned. Most if not all large & major market stations that use that moniker are country stations (stations in Seattle, Kansas City, and Dallas immediately come to mind), although I am aware of some medium & small market classic rock and classic hits stations that also use that moniker (WIWF in Charleston, SC, for instance).

To Radio Discussions' moderators: call sign change requests are public record. Also, anyone who follows radio closely knows that stations using such a moniker are usually Country stations.
 
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MarkW said:
They've applied for new calls:


Draft Copy « Licensing and Management System « FCC

Licensing and Management System
enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov

From: WBZO

To: WWWF-FM
Proposed Effective Date: March 26 (per second URL link above)

"WF" is a dead giveaway that a "Wolf" moniker is planned. Most if not all large & major market stations that use that moniker are country stations (stations in Seattle, Kansas City, and Dallas immediately come to mind), although I am aware of some medium & small market classic rock and classic hits stations that also use that moniker (WIWF in Charleston, SC, for instance).

To Radio Discussions' moderators: call sign change requests are public record. Also, anyone who follows radio closely knows that stations using such a moniker are usually Country stations.
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Not necessarily, the last station to hold the call sign was classic rock 107.1 "Frank FM" (now WWFK).

107.1 FM Frank

Everything That Rocks
www.frankvermont.com
 
Maybe it will be the first old-school wrestling talk format! After all, WWWF, from 1963 to 1978, was what the company that later became WWE was known as. (It stood for World Wide Wrestling Federation, even though Worldwide is a single word, because the guys who founded it weren't English majors.) It was changed to WWF (World Wrestling Federation) in 1979, then to World Wrestling Entertainment in the 2000s after being forced to do so by the "other" WWF, the World Wildlife Fund.

Just kidding, of course. The "Wolf" stations here along the Vermont/New Hampshire border are country, WXLF and WZLF, but I've encountered rock Wolfs elsewhere. I agree with Mark that country makes more sense out on the Island than going head to head with WBAB.
 
Max's owner Connoisseur Media already owns The Fox in CT, and The Shark on LI. So now they may possibly also have The Wolf.
They apparently only run one Country station, WFRE in Frederick Maryland, which already had the format when it was acquired from IHeart.
 
Barry said:
Max's owner Connoisseur Media already owns The Fox in CT, and The Shark on LI. So now they may possibly also have The Wolf.
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Connoisseur briefly had a Whale in Hartford (WDRC-FM), but sold it to small regional operator Full Power Radio. It still has classic rock WPLR New Haven, which has never had an animal identity, as "PLR" remains iconic even in these days of increasing call-letter irrelevance.
 
Sister station WALK 97.5 has been carrying The Shark WWSK 94.3 on HD2 for several years. Now there is only the HD1.
I wonder whether this is related to the possible upcoming format change for Max 103.1. Maybe it will be made available on WALK HD2 instead of The Shark?

BTW, Hot 97 WQHT has also stopped broadcasting on HD2.
 
CTListener said:
Maybe it will be the first old-school wrestling talk format! After all, WWWF, from 1963 to 1978, was what the company that later became WWE was known as. (It stood for World Wide Wrestling Federation, even though Worldwide is a single word, because the guys who founded it weren't English majors.) It was changed to WWF (World Wrestling Federation) in 1979, then to World Wrestling Entertainment in the 2000s after being forced to do so by the "other" WWF, the World Wildlife Fund.

Just kidding, of course. The "Wolf" stations here along the Vermont/New Hampshire border are country, WXLF and WZLF, but I've encountered rock Wolfs elsewhere. I agree with Mark that country makes more sense ou
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Given request for new calls I checked out the station and the scroll says classic rock. Thought it was an AC station. Did they already change formats?
 
No, they've been a classic rock-leaning station for some time. There was a gradual shift from oldies/classic hits to rock-based classic hits to classic rock.
 
pjc1961 said:
No, they've been a classic rock-leaning station for some time. There was a gradual shift from oldies/classic hits to rock-based classic hits to classic rock.
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You are correct. Upon closer review, I agree completely the station is a pure classic rocker right now. So, contrary to my earlier post, they already are in direct format competition with WBAB!

Music log:

103.1 The Wolf On Air Playlist

The latest Playlists for 103.1 The Wolf
wbzo.tunegenie.com wbzo.tunegenie.com

Perhaps the upcoming change will be nothing more than a rebranding while retaining the classic rock playlist. Perhaps they'll add some voicetracked jocks or even simulcast the WPLR morning show?

I personally would like to see a flip to country, but we'll see what happens. That doesn't seem as likely as I initially thought. I'd place the probability of a country flip now at 50 percent.

I also just discovered Cumulus owns a classic rock "Wolf" in the SE corner of Connecticut (102.3 WMOS).
 
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Would be great to see a station in northern New Jersey or the southern Hudson Valley flip to country next!

Poughkeepsie has access to a boatload of country music stations, but by the time one reaches the New Jersey border, the format is pretty much absent from analog FM.
 
An article in Newsday shows the press release Connoisseur sent to advertisers. The flip to Country is scheduled for tomorrow morning.
Unfortunately CEO Jeffrey Warshaw did not give a direct answer when asked whether there will be on-air personalities.

Newsday Article
 
MarkW said:
Would be great to see a station in northern New Jersey or the southern Hudson Valley flip to country next!

Poughkeepsie has access to a boatload of country music stations, but by the time one reaches the New Jersey border, the format is pretty much absent from analog FM.
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You can get country on 106.3 in Blairstown on 106.3 The Bear 🐻 (the former Max 106.3) and on 107.1 in Belvidere (a simulcast of WCTO Cat 🐈 Country 96) all in Sussex County and Warren County and parts of Western Morris County.
 
dcowboy7 said:
Country in NY !!
You said it wouldnt happen. :p
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It's not "in New York". It is on Long Island, which is a separate radio market (although also embedded in the New York City market).
 
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