City Starview, Pennsylvania Slogan The Sports Station Repeater(s) See § Simulcast | Branding ESPN Radio 92.5/92.7 Frequency 92.7 MHz | |
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Broadcast area Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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WONN-FM (92.7 FM, "ESPN Radio 92.7") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Starview, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Hall Communications and broadcasts a sports format as an ESPN Radio affiliate. Its studio is located at 1996 Auction Road, Manheim, Pennsylvania and its broadcast tower is located near Starview (York County) at (40°4′32.0″N 76°48′2.0″W). The station's service contour covers the cities of York and Harrisburg.
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WONN-FM programming is simulcast on sister station WLPA. WLPA programming is simulcast on FM translator W223CH, Lancaster. This brings WONN-FM's ESPN Radio programming to Lancaster on 92.5 FM.
History
The station broadcast a Big Band format with the WRHY call sign until August 12, 1983, when the station switched call signs to WHTF and its format to Contemporary Hit Radio as "92 Rock". The format evolved toward classic rock over the next two years, and by the summer of 1985, the station's branding changed to "Starview 92", then "Starview 92.7". In the early 1990s, the station switched to an Active rock format and re-branded as "Solid Rock 92.7". On February 23, 1996, the station returned to the classic rock format, changing the call sign to WEGK and re-branding as "92.7 The Eagle". On June 6, 2001, the station switched its call sign to WHBO and its format to Oldies, followed by another call sign change on March 1, 2004 to WSJW and a format change to Smooth Jazz.
On July 29, 2011, the station abruptly dropped its Smooth Jazz format and began stunting, mainly with covers of Stairway To Heaven. The following message was displayed on the station's website:
The decision to end Smooth Jazz 92.7 was not an easy one to make. Many factors contributed to the change, including the fact that listenership never reached predicted levels and revenues coming in were not enough to support the station and keep it on the air. We thank you for being a loyal listener and for your support of the station. A new format will begin shortly.
On August 1, 2011, the station changed its call sign to WKZF, its format to classic rock, and re-branded as "92.7KZF". Rick Everett, former Hall Communications operations manager of Cat Country 98.1 (WCTK Providence, Rhode Island) was hired as a consultant for the transition. The syndicated The Free Beer and Hot Wings Show aired weekday mornings.
On September 1, 2014, WKZF changed its call sign to WLPA-FM, in anticipation of its format change to ESPN sports, which took place at midnight on September 3, 2014.
On December 2, 2015, WLPA-FM changed their call letters to WONN-FM.
Simulcast
One AM station simulcasts the programming of WONN-FM: