WYGY

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WYGY

Broadcast area	Cincinnati, Ohio
Branding	97.3 The Wolf
First air date	November 9, 2006
Frequency	97.3 MHz
Format	Top 40 Country
Owner	Entercom Communications (sale to Bonneville International pending [1] )
Website	temporary website

For the station previously at 97.3 FM, formerly known as "97.3 Everything Alternative" and now known as "94.9 The Sound", see WSWD.

WYGY, better known by its name 97.3 The Wolf, is an FM radio station in the Cincinnati, Ohio market. It broadcasts a Top 40 Country format.

The Wolf began broadcasting at noon on November 9, 2006, taking over the 97.3 FM frequency from alternative station WAQZ. The WYGY/97.3 license is owned by CBS Radio and the station is operated by Entercom Communications under an LMA [[2]].

The first song to play on The Wolf was "Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy" by Big & Rich.

The LMA is in the process of being assigned to Bonneville International [3] [4].

[edit] Former WYGY

Further information: 2006 Cincinnati radio station reorganization

WYGY was formerly owned by Cumulus Media. It was located at 96.5 FM and branded as "The Star". From September 2 to October 31, 2006, Cumulus also simulcasted the station on WPRV 94.9 FM. The call letters and format of WYGY, as well as the frequency of 94.9, were traded to Entercom Communications in exchange for WGRR.

Entercom then moved WYGY to the less powerful frequency of 97.3 FM, and rebranded the station as "The Wolf" to target a younger demographic, so that it would not be directly competing with Entercom's other country station, WUBE "B-105".

FM Radio Stations in the Cincinnati, Ohio Market (Arbitron #28)

By Frequency: 88.1 | 88.3 (WAIF) | 88.3 (WJVS) | 88.5 | 88.7 | 89.1 | 89.3 | 89.5 | 89.7 | 89.9 | 90.1 | 90.9 | 91.3 | 91.7 | 92.5 | 93.3 | 93.7 | 94.1 | 94.9 | 95.9 | 96.5 | 97.3 | 97.7 | 98.5 | 99.1 | 99.3 | 99.5 | 100.3 | 101.1 | 101.9 | 102.7 | 103.5 | 103.9 | 103.9 | 104.3 | 105.1 | 105.9 | 106.5 | 107.1 | 107.5