WHTT

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WHTT 104.1 FM, is a commercial radio station based in Buffalo, New York USA. The station has a classic hits format and is known by the slogan "104.1 WHTT Buffalo's Best Mix".

Contents 1 Station History 2 On-Air Personalities 2.1 Notable Former On-Air Personalities 3 Internet Streaming 4 Oldiesfest 5 WHTT: Previous Stations Assigned WHTT Call Letters 6 External links

[edit] Station History

104.1FM located in the far corner of western New York State originally signed on in 1954 as WWOL, from Lackawanna, New York. The station also held the calls WWOR and WACJ. It would change call signs to WNYS in 1982. During the WNYS years, the station employed future progressive talker Stephanie Miller.

The station changed formats and call letters in the autumn of 1986 switching to classic rock with the moniker "Classic Hits WHTT". By autumn 1987 the station became an oldies music outlet playing hits from the 1950s and 1960s with the on air branding "Oldies 104".

By September 2003 the station, like many other oldies stations in the United States, had evolved into a classic hits format playing a mix of classic rock, soft rock, R&B and pop music hits from the mid-1960s through the 1970s. At this point the station changed its slogan to "104.1 WHTT The Greatest Hits Of All Time". In the autumn of 2004 the slogan was modified to "104.1 WHTT Buffalos Greatest Hits," and in November 2006, since its music library now progresses well into the 1980s, changed yet again to "104.1 WHTT Buffalo's Best Mix." This could be, perhaps, an effort to image itself as more of an adult contemporary station as the two AC outlets in Buffalo, WJYE and WTSS, both change to full-time Christmas music in November and WHTT historically has not. In addition, WHTT has added many artists who are staples of the Adult Contemporary format, such as Madonna, Wilson Phillips, Don Henley, and Sheryl Crow to its playlist while keeping a large amount of 1965-1985 music in rotation; thus, some could consider it a Gold-Based AC.

In the late 1980s, the call letters were also heard on sister AM station 1120AM WHTT (now Gospel music WBBF-AM).

WHTT is owned by Citadel Communications. Its transmitter is located in Buffalo.

[edit] On-Air Personalities

• 5-10 AM Bill Lacy and Gail Ann Huber
• 10 AM-3 PM Jim Pastrick
  • Lunchtime Shuffle (a Jack-like eclectic mixture of songs), 12 N-1 PM
• 3-7 PM Harv Moore
  • Five O'Clock Car Tunes, 5-6 PM
• 7 PM-12 M Party Shuffle with Joe Siragusa
• 12 M-5 AM Overnights with producer Jim Jacka
• The '70s with Steve Goddard, Sundays 7-10 AM
  • Replaced M.G. Kelly's American Hit List in 2006
• Beatle Brunch with Joe Johnson, Saturday 8-9 AM
• Tom Kent's Hall of Fame Coast to Coast, Sundays 7 PM-12 M
• Tony Venturoli, Brian J. Walker, Bob Taylor -- Weekend hosts

[edit] Notable Former On-Air Personalities

• Tom Shannon (retired, still occasionally contributes)
• Danny Neavereth (retired)
• Danny Neavereth Jr. (no longer with station)

[edit] Internet Streaming

In November 2005 WHTT launched a "Holiday Music Channel" internet stream. The "Holiday Music Channel" played Christmas music and was meant to complement WHTTs regular lineup, which had largely continued its normal playlist throughout the holiday season. Said channel was revived in 2006.

In March 2006, Citadel launched an initiative that provided for the streaming of many of Citadel's stations. WHTT was one of them, and was among the first commercial stations in Buffalo to resume streaming. WHTT previously provided a popular internet stream from the mid-1990s through 2001. That stream was halted after continuing uncertainty over rights issues related to the streaming of radio broadcast programming over the Internet, including issues regarding demands for additional fees for the streaming of recorded music and radio commercials. After working out technicalities with various industry trade unions many stations, including WHTT, resumed their internet stream but without airing the commercials listeners hear on the FM broadcast.

[edit] Oldiesfest

Starting in the 1990s, the station would hold an annual concert event known as "Oldiesfest" each summer featuring many musical acts from the 50s and 60s. The last "Oldiesfest" was held in 2004 and featured performers from the groups Badfinger, Gallery, and Blood, Sweat and Tears.

[edit] WHTT: Previous Stations Assigned WHTT Call Letters

Several noted radio stations were issued the WHTT call sign by the United States government agency FCC, previous to 104.1FM in Buffalo, New York.

• From March 9, 1983 till July 7, 1986 the call letters were assigned to a CBS owned and opperated Top 40/Hot Hits formatted station known as "Hitradio WHTT" in the Boston, Massachusetts radio market. "Hitradio WHTT" finished number one in the Arbitron radio ratings in the Boston market for several seasonal based ratings books in 1983 and 1984.

• Starting on August 4, 1980 till 1982 the WHTT calls were used for Miami, Florida AM radio station "Radio Hit 1260". "Radio Hit 1260" was one of several stations influential in establishing Spanish language hit music as a viable format in the United States. The station mixed Latin Pop Music singles and some English language Top 40 music along with news and information aimed at the Miami areas growing Latin American and Caribbean Spanish speaking population. WHTT in Miami was the AM sister to popular FM Top 40 station WHYI "Y-100" and by late 1980 was becoming successful in the Arbitron ratings. In April 1981, the transmitter site for the station was firebombed. Local police suspected the individuals responsible were upset about both the switch from the previous format (AM 1260 from 1969 till 1980 was the once popular country music station WWOK) and the increasing Hispanic population and presence in Miami. The station was on less than 100 watts power for many months greatly weakening the signal and thereby decreasing both the ratings and revenue for "Radio Hit 1260". According to general manager Dave Gleason, the stations owners "Metroplex Communications" lost interest in the format after the firebomb incident. [1]

• WHTT was a country music station located in Davenport, Iowa from 1975 till 1978. The station then become longtime AOR rock station WXLP.

[edit] External links

• Official WHTT Web site