WYNZ
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WYNZ Big Hits Y100.9, is an FM radio station
licensed to South Portland, Maine
, and broadcasting at 100.9 MHz. Until 2007, the station was an oldies
formatted radio station known as Oldies 100.9.
WYNZ began broadcasting in 1976 as adult contemporary station WRQN. In 1978, it was sold to the owners of 1310-WLOB-AM, at which time it was changed to album-oriented rock as WLOB-FM. During those years, it was known as "FM101-Portland's Best Rock", giving rock station WBLM some very serious competition and sometimes beating them in the ratings as well.
In late 1980, the station was sold to Eastman Broadcasting, which was also in the process of purchasing 970-WCSH AM, Portland, Maine. Eastman changed the call letters to WYNZ-FM in December 1980, but initially left the AOR format untouched. For the next year, the station was known as "Z101-Portland's Best Rock".
Some of the DJs on "FM101/Z101-Portland's Best Rock" included Danny Shewster, GV Rapp, John Clark, Karen (Tucker) Payson, Bennie Green, Scott Schuster, Will Jackson, and Jeff Spicer. Eastman changed WYNZ-FM to adult contemporary in November, 1981. That format remained in place until the late 1980s, when WYNZ changed formats to oldies, as "Oldies 100.9 WYNZ."
In 2007, WYNZ evolved to a classic hits format, as "Big Hits Y100.9." In 2009, the station changed its city of license from Westbrook
to South Portland.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed to South Portland, Maine
South Portland, Maine
South Portland is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, and is the fourth-largest city in the state. Founded in 1895, as of the 2010 census, the city population was 25,002. Known for its working waterfront, South Portland is situated on Portland Harbor and overlooks the skyline of...
, and broadcasting at 100.9 MHz. Until 2007, the station was an oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
formatted radio station known as Oldies 100.9.
WYNZ began broadcasting in 1976 as adult contemporary station WRQN. In 1978, it was sold to the owners of 1310-WLOB-AM, at which time it was changed to album-oriented rock as WLOB-FM. During those years, it was known as "FM101-Portland's Best Rock", giving rock station WBLM some very serious competition and sometimes beating them in the ratings as well.
In late 1980, the station was sold to Eastman Broadcasting, which was also in the process of purchasing 970-WCSH AM, Portland, Maine. Eastman changed the call letters to WYNZ-FM in December 1980, but initially left the AOR format untouched. For the next year, the station was known as "Z101-Portland's Best Rock".
Some of the DJs on "FM101/Z101-Portland's Best Rock" included Danny Shewster, GV Rapp, John Clark, Karen (Tucker) Payson, Bennie Green, Scott Schuster, Will Jackson, and Jeff Spicer. Eastman changed WYNZ-FM to adult contemporary in November, 1981. That format remained in place until the late 1980s, when WYNZ changed formats to oldies, as "Oldies 100.9 WYNZ."
In 2007, WYNZ evolved to a classic hits format, as "Big Hits Y100.9." In 2009, the station changed its city of license from Westbrook
Westbrook, Maine
Westbrook is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States and a suburb of Portland. The population was 17,494 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area.-History:...
to South Portland.