WHIO-FM
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WHIO-FM is a news
/talk
radio station
licensed to serve the community of Pleasant Hill, Ohio
.
Until October 30, 2006, WHIO-FM was known as WDPT (for " Dayton's PoinT") "95.7 The Point." The station now simulcasts the programming of News/Talk 1290 WHIO
in Dayton. The WHIO-FM call letters were formerly used 99.1 FM with a beautiful music
format before becoming "new country" WHKO
"K-99.1 FM." The studios and offices are located at 1611 South Main Street in Dayton at the COX Media Group Building. In July, 2011, the station changed its "community of license" from Piqua, Ohio to Pleasant Hill, Ohio. This change was reportedly necessitated by FCC requirements that the station's Main Studio be located within 25 miles of its community of license. With the move of COX Media Group facilities to the South Main Street location, Piqua no longer met that requirement, but Pleasant Hill does.
calls as classic rock-formatted "The Eagle." Before that it was WCLR at first as "Clear 95" airing easy listening music (as did its predecessor WPTW-FM for many years) when the transmitter was moved from its studios to its present location near the rural community of Houston
just north of Piqua in 1986. It switched to "light and easy favorites" in 1989 and again to 50s/60s/early 70s oldies as "Kool 95" in early 1993 with repeater station WZLR in Xenia (the former WDJK) and later to the "Oldies 95" branding after the station was sold by founder/owner Richard Hunt (dba:WPTW Radio Inc....later Clear 95 Inc.) to Cox in the late 1990s. On January 24, 2007, Cox filed an application to move WHIO-FM to Sharonville, Ohio
. Sharonville, is a suburb of Cincinnati. As of early 2009,those plans have now been scrapped.
WPTW
started as a daytime AM station in 1947 with its FM station commencing operations in 1960. After FCC rules changed over daytime AM stations operating on Mexican "clear channel" frequencies, WPTW-AM was finally given approval by the FCC in 1986 to broadcast 24 hours a day....hence WPTW-FM ceased simulcasting a good chunk of WPTW-AM's local news and sports programming and embraced a separate format and image with its call letter change. Hunt was also a co-owner of Valley Antenna Systems (dba:Piqua CATV)..later absorbed by Centel Communications in the 1980s and by Time-Warner in the 1990s and for many years he owned WSOO
-AM and WSUE
-FM in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan as a separate entity before his retirement in the late 1990s.
WPTW
-AM, now owned by Miami Valley Radio LLC (after being purchased from Frontier Broadcasting in 2008) still operates today as a locally originating station in Piqua and maintains a working studio for the FM operation which relays the audio from the Dayton studio to the Houston FM transmitter.
WZLR
was originally WBZI-FM with a southern gospel format in the mid 70s before swapping with AM sister WGIC "G-15" which used an automated contemporary hit music package called "Stereo Rock" produced by Dallas-based TM Productions which was also used on FM stations in Indianapolis and Fort Wayne. In the late 70s "Stereo Rock" on WBZI-FM (then dubbed "I-95") switched to a country music format throughout the late 1970s and 80s before becoming satellite-formatted oldies WDJK in 1988 and in the 1990s as WCLR's repeater WZLR. The WBZI
calls are now at 1500 on the AM dial (the former southern gospel WGIC) which now airs classic country.
News Radio
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/talk
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
radio station
Radio station
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licensed to serve the community of Pleasant Hill, Ohio
Pleasant Hill, Ohio
Pleasant Hill is a village in Miami County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,134 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Pleasant Hill is located at ....
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Until October 30, 2006, WHIO-FM was known as WDPT (for " Dayton's PoinT") "95.7 The Point." The station now simulcasts the programming of News/Talk 1290 WHIO
WHIO (AM)
WHIO is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Dayton, Ohio, USA, the station serves the Cincinnati and Dayton area...
in Dayton. The WHIO-FM call letters were formerly used 99.1 FM with a beautiful music
Beautiful music
Beautiful music is a mostly instrumental music format that was prominent in American radio from the 1960s through the 1980s...
format before becoming "new country" WHKO
WHKO
WHKO is a country music radio station licensed to Dayton, Ohio. The station is owned by Cox Radio, Inc. With its 50,000 watt signal, WHKO is one of the strongest FM stations in the Southwestern Ohio area, and frequently makes mention of this during on-air promos...
"K-99.1 FM." The studios and offices are located at 1611 South Main Street in Dayton at the COX Media Group Building. In July, 2011, the station changed its "community of license" from Piqua, Ohio to Pleasant Hill, Ohio. This change was reportedly necessitated by FCC requirements that the station's Main Studio be located within 25 miles of its community of license. With the move of COX Media Group facilities to the South Main Street location, Piqua no longer met that requirement, but Pleasant Hill does.
History
From 2000 until 2006, "The Point" aired classic hits from the late 1970s and 1980s and was briefly simulcast on WDTP, 95.3 in Xenia before reverting back to the WZLRWZLR
WZLR known as "The New 95.3 The Eagle" is a radio station broadcasting a 80's Hits format. Licensed to Xenia, Ohio, USA, it serves the Dayton area. According to the FCC's website, the station has transmitted at 6,000 watts since 1998. The studio and offices are located at 1611 South Main Street...
calls as classic rock-formatted "The Eagle." Before that it was WCLR at first as "Clear 95" airing easy listening music (as did its predecessor WPTW-FM for many years) when the transmitter was moved from its studios to its present location near the rural community of Houston
Houston, Ohio
Houston is an unincorporated community in northern Loramie Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office and a grain elevator. It is home to Houston High School, which serves grades K-12 and has approximately 948 students...
just north of Piqua in 1986. It switched to "light and easy favorites" in 1989 and again to 50s/60s/early 70s oldies as "Kool 95" in early 1993 with repeater station WZLR in Xenia (the former WDJK) and later to the "Oldies 95" branding after the station was sold by founder/owner Richard Hunt (dba:WPTW Radio Inc....later Clear 95 Inc.) to Cox in the late 1990s. On January 24, 2007, Cox filed an application to move WHIO-FM to Sharonville, Ohio
Sharonville, Ohio
Sharonville is a city in Butler and Hamilton counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 13,804 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sharonville is located at .It is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area....
. Sharonville, is a suburb of Cincinnati. As of early 2009,those plans have now been scrapped.
WPTW
WPTW
WPTW "The Voice of Miami County" is a commercial AM radio station in Piqua, Ohio, USA operating 24/7 at 1570 kHz with a power output of 250 watts plus a live audio stream on the Internet. It is currently owned by Miami Valley Radio LLC, owned solely by Mark Hiner...
started as a daytime AM station in 1947 with its FM station commencing operations in 1960. After FCC rules changed over daytime AM stations operating on Mexican "clear channel" frequencies, WPTW-AM was finally given approval by the FCC in 1986 to broadcast 24 hours a day....hence WPTW-FM ceased simulcasting a good chunk of WPTW-AM's local news and sports programming and embraced a separate format and image with its call letter change. Hunt was also a co-owner of Valley Antenna Systems (dba:Piqua CATV)..later absorbed by Centel Communications in the 1980s and by Time-Warner in the 1990s and for many years he owned WSOO
WSOO
WSOO is a radio station in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The station airs a gold-based Soft Adult Contemporary format during daytime hours, featuring music from the 1960s through the 2000s, and features sports talk programming from ESPN Radio at night....
-AM and WSUE
WSUE
WSUE is a radio station in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, broadcasting at 101.3 FM. The station broadcasts an active rock format with the brand name Rock 101. Prior to adopting the rock format, WSUE had country and adult-contemporary music formats...
-FM in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan as a separate entity before his retirement in the late 1990s.
WPTW
WPTW
WPTW "The Voice of Miami County" is a commercial AM radio station in Piqua, Ohio, USA operating 24/7 at 1570 kHz with a power output of 250 watts plus a live audio stream on the Internet. It is currently owned by Miami Valley Radio LLC, owned solely by Mark Hiner...
-AM, now owned by Miami Valley Radio LLC (after being purchased from Frontier Broadcasting in 2008) still operates today as a locally originating station in Piqua and maintains a working studio for the FM operation which relays the audio from the Dayton studio to the Houston FM transmitter.
WZLR
WZLR
WZLR known as "The New 95.3 The Eagle" is a radio station broadcasting a 80's Hits format. Licensed to Xenia, Ohio, USA, it serves the Dayton area. According to the FCC's website, the station has transmitted at 6,000 watts since 1998. The studio and offices are located at 1611 South Main Street...
was originally WBZI-FM with a southern gospel format in the mid 70s before swapping with AM sister WGIC "G-15" which used an automated contemporary hit music package called "Stereo Rock" produced by Dallas-based TM Productions which was also used on FM stations in Indianapolis and Fort Wayne. In the late 70s "Stereo Rock" on WBZI-FM (then dubbed "I-95") switched to a country music format throughout the late 1970s and 80s before becoming satellite-formatted oldies WDJK in 1988 and in the 1990s as WCLR's repeater WZLR. The WBZI
WBZI
WBZI "Classic Country Radio" is a AM broadcasting station in Xenia, Ohio, United States, at 1500 kHz operating with 500 watts. Its current owner Town and Country Broadcasting operates it with a country oldies format serving Greene, Clark, eastern Montgomery and surrounding counties...
calls are now at 1500 on the AM dial (the former southern gospel WGIC) which now airs classic country.