WFYN

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WFYN
City of license	Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area	Hagerstown, Maryland Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Branding	"Classic Rock 101.5"
Frequency	101.5 MHz
Format	Oldies/Classic Rock
Power	50,000 Watts
Class	B
Callsign meaning	W F**k You Nassau (rumor)
Former callsigns	WAYZ (19??-2000) WWMD (2000-2005) WEEG (2005-2005) WFYN (2005-present)
Owner	VerStandig Broadcasting
Website	[1]

Beginning in the late 1970s, then WAYZ was a country formated station. In it’s early days, WAYZ was always the second country station in the Hagerstown market, generally dominated by Y96 WYII (now WICL). VerStandig bought powerhouse FM 104.7 from John Staub (Hagerstown Broadcasting) and moved the country format there in 2000. They were left with FM101.5 and for 3 weeks it broadcast an audio CNN headline news format. Top 40 "Magic 101.5" debut in late 2000 and stuck around until 2005, during which 101.5 became a top rated station in the Hagerstown market.

In 2005, 101.5 flipped to "Eagle 101.5" with a classic rock format. Nassau Broadcasting-owned WARX flipped to classic hits as WWEG "106.9 The Eagle" the same week. Nassau sued Verstandig for the use of the "Eagle" moniker, even though Verstandig used it first, and 101.5 flipped their branding to just "Classic Rock 101.5" and their calls to WFYN which is rumored to mean "F**k You Nassau". WFYN has been in the top 3 in most ratings, well ahead of WWEG.

WFYN carries syndicated Lex and Terry in the morning and Alice Cooper at night.

[edit] External Links

• Query the FCC's FM station database for WFYN
• Classic Rock 101.5 Online