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Broadcast area
  
Jackson, Mississippi

Frequency
  
101.7 MHz

Branding
  
Y101.7

City
  
Gluckstadt, Mississippi

Slogan
  
Jackson's #1 Hit Music Station

First air date
  
1983 (as WZXQ) August 1996 (as WYOY)

WYOY (101.7 FM, "Y101") is a Top 40 (CHR) station in Jackson, Mississippi. WYOY debuted in September, 1996, and gave the Jackson area its first Top 40 station since 1993. Its studios are located in Ridgeland and the transmitter site is in Raymond.

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Personalities

  • 6a-10a Y101 Morning Showgram with Carson and Bender
  • 10a-3p Cami
  • 3p-7p Charlie
  • General Manager - Gwen Rakestraw
  • Program Director - Carson
  • Assistant Program Director - Nate West
  • They run the American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest on Sundays at 6 am and 8 pm (repeat).

    • Former Staff Members

  • Nate West (currently US96.3)
  • Johnny O (currently at Q100 Atlanta, GA)
  • Lauren Rae (now a Physical Therapist Assistant in Texas)
  • Scott Steele (now with sister station US 96.3)
  • EJ Rivers (now working for the Jackson Zoo)
  • Mike Montana (currently at WRVR, Memphis, TN)
  • Mandy Morgan (currently at WRVR, Memphis, TN
  • Kevin Vaughan (currently Sales Manager at TAVCO Services, Inc., Austin, TX)
  • John Morris (currently working in fitness)
  • Chris Bender (currently at KVET in Austin, TX)
  • Bob Richards (currently at KBUL in Reno)
  • Brian Kelly (currently at Mix 93.3 Kansas City)
  • JC Cruz (currently resides in Austin, TX)
  • Kris Fisher (currently at HD 98.3 in Augusta, GA)
  • Tessa Hall (currently at DC101 in Washington, D.C.)
  • Dick O'Neil (currently General Manager of Entercom in Gainesville, FL)
  • Zak Tyler (currently at WGH in Norfolk, VA)

    • References

    WYOY Wikipedia
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