WHOF
Encyclopedia
WHOF — branded My 101.7 — is a commercial FM radio
station serving Akron/Canton, Ohio
, licensed to the suburb of North Canton
. It is part of the Clear Channel Akron/Canton cluster, along with WARF
, WHLO
, WKDD
, and WRQK-FM
.
Prior to 2007, the station operated as WJER-FM out of Dover and served the Tuscarawas County area starting in 1969. 101.7 was also home to WFAH-FM Alliance, Ohio from about 1950-68.That station moved to 92.5 FM and is now WDJQ. WHOF-101.7 is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications
.
On April 14, 2006, the Federal Communications Commission
approved Clear Channel's request to move WJER-FM's community of license to North Canton, Ohio
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-845A1.pdf. The new location was intended to provide coverage to all of the urban Canton area, and to allow WJER-FM to increase its power by three kilowatts.
In the meantime, former WJER owner Gary Petricola had operated both 101.7 FM and 1450 AM in a reverse LMA
with Clear Channel. On December 20, 2006, it was announced that Clear Channel had agreed to sell WJER-AM for $200,000 to a newly formed LLC titled WJER Radio LLC. The LLC is 100% controlled by Petricola. WJER-FM signed off on December 27.
Clear Channel then filed to change the call letters of the FM facility to WHOF, as Canton is the "Hall of Fame City." Those calls previously were on the 1060-AM facility in the early 1960s.
After much speculation with regard to a new format, WHOF re-launched as "my 101.7" on January 16, 2007, at 4:00 p.m. WHOF's new format is adult contemporary
, to compete with "Mix 94.1" WHBC-FM
. The first song played was "My Life" by Billy Joel.
FM broadcasting
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station serving Akron/Canton, Ohio
Canton, Ohio
Canton is the county seat of Stark County in northeastern Ohio, approximately south of Akron and south of Cleveland.The City of Caton is the largest incorporated area within the Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, licensed to the suburb of North Canton
North Canton, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,369 people, 7,114 households, and 4,382 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,697.1 people per square mile . There were 7,506 housing units at an average density of 1,236.8 per square mile...
. It is part of the Clear Channel Akron/Canton cluster, along with WARF
Warf
Warf or WARF may refer to:* WARF, a radio station in Akron, Ohio, USA* Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, technology transfer office of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA* Warf, an artificial dwelling hill...
, WHLO
WHLO
WHLO is an AM radio station in Akron, Ohio, USA, operating on 640 kHz, and owned by Clear Channel Communications.The station has a news/talk format with Jim Quinn's program from WPGB in Pittsburgh, and a schedule of syndicated talkers during the day, headed by Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, with a...
, WKDD
WKDD
WKDD — branded The New 98.1 'KDD — is a commercial hot adult contemporary radio station licensed to Munroe Falls, Ohio serving the Akron and Canton metro areas. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications...
, and WRQK-FM
WRQK-FM
WRQK-FM — branded Rock 106.9 — is an American commercial radio station licensed to Canton, Ohio, and broadcasting a mainstream rock format. The station is operated by Clear Channel Communications, with sister stations WHLO, WARF, WKDD and WHOF, at the Clear Channel Akron/Canton complex in Jackson...
.
Prior to 2007, the station operated as WJER-FM out of Dover and served the Tuscarawas County area starting in 1969. 101.7 was also home to WFAH-FM Alliance, Ohio from about 1950-68.That station moved to 92.5 FM and is now WDJQ. WHOF-101.7 is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
.
On April 14, 2006, the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
approved Clear Channel's request to move WJER-FM's community of license to North Canton, Ohio
North Canton, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,369 people, 7,114 households, and 4,382 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,697.1 people per square mile . There were 7,506 housing units at an average density of 1,236.8 per square mile...
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-845A1.pdf. The new location was intended to provide coverage to all of the urban Canton area, and to allow WJER-FM to increase its power by three kilowatts.
In the meantime, former WJER owner Gary Petricola had operated both 101.7 FM and 1450 AM in a reverse LMA
Local marketing agreement
In U.S. and Canadian broadcasting, a local marketing agreement is an agreement in which one company agrees to operate a radio or television station owned by another licensee...
with Clear Channel. On December 20, 2006, it was announced that Clear Channel had agreed to sell WJER-AM for $200,000 to a newly formed LLC titled WJER Radio LLC. The LLC is 100% controlled by Petricola. WJER-FM signed off on December 27.
Clear Channel then filed to change the call letters of the FM facility to WHOF, as Canton is the "Hall of Fame City." Those calls previously were on the 1060-AM facility in the early 1960s.
After much speculation with regard to a new format, WHOF re-launched as "my 101.7" on January 16, 2007, at 4:00 p.m. WHOF's new format is adult contemporary
Adult contemporary music
Adult contemporary music is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music to predominantly ballad-heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence, as well as a radio format that plays such music....
, to compete with "Mix 94.1" WHBC-FM
WHBC-FM
WHBC-FM is a commercial FM radio station in Canton, Ohio, USA, broadcasting at 94.1 MHz with a Hot AC format. The station was established in 1948 as the sister station to WHBC , and it has been commonly owned with the AM station ever since....
. The first song played was "My Life" by Billy Joel.