WFLY

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WFLY
Broadcast area	Troy, New York
Branding	FLY 92.3
Slogan	Albany's #1 Hit Music Station
First air date	1950s
Frequency	92.3 MHz
Format	Contemporary Hit Radio
ERP	50 kW
Callsign meaning	W Frank Lord York (station founder)
Owner	Pamal Broadcasting
Website	www.fly92.com

WFLY (Fly 92.3) is a Contemporary Hit Radio radio station licensed to Troy, New York and serving New York's Capital District as well as the surrounding areas, including the Adirondacks. The station is owned by Pamal Broadcasting (and was the first station purchased by that company) and broadcasts at 92.3 FM at 50 kilowatts ERP from the Helderberg Mountains tower farm in New Scotland.

WFLY's Top 40 format, in place since 1976, is the second longest-running commercial format in Capital District radio and is one of the oldest "heritage" stations in the format.

[edit] History

WFLY signed on in the early 1950s as the radio station of the Troy Times-Record newspaper, then published by Frank Lord York. The station initially played classical music, for several years being part of a network which originated at WQXR in New York City, however by the late 1960s this became a losing proposition and in 1970 the station switched to a Top 40/Rock format. Though the station (the first commercial FM rock station in the Albany market) did very well with the new format, protests over the format flip were intense and a partial victory was claimed in 1972 when the Times-Record sold WFLY to Muzak and the station flipped to an easy listening/classical hybrid. The partial return of classical was not successful given the sign-on of WMHT-FM as classical shortly before WFLY flipped and three established easy listening outlets in the market.

Muzak lost money on WFLY from the outset and sold the station in early 1976, after the sale the station flipped (back) to Top 40. The second go-around of Top 40 was the charm as WFLY caused the eventual deaths of AM powerhouses WTRY and WPTR in the following years and led to the deaths of most rivals though two (WGFM/WGY-FM from 1982-90 and WKKF since 2000) have survived for an extended period.

Current Jock Lineup:

Mornings 5:30a - 10a "The Fly Morning Rush" Brian Cody, Chrissy Cavatta, and Jim Clark

Middays 10a - 3p Terry O'donnell

Afternoon 3p - 5p Mick Lee

Extremem Ride Home 5p - 7p Mick Lee, Christy Taylor

Night Show 7p - 12a D. Scott

Overnights 12a - 5:30a Mr. Alex

[edit] External link

• Query the FCC's FM station database for WFLY

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