WYLD-FM

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WYLD-FM
City of license	New Orleans, Louisiana
Broadcast area	New Orleans metropolitan area
Branding	WYLD FM 98
Slogan	The Best from Back in the Day & Today
Frequency	98.5 (MHz) (Also on HD Radio) 98.5 HD-2 for Smooth Jazz
First air date	1960s
Format	Urban Adult Contemporary
ERP	97,800 watts
HAAT	300 meters
Class	C0
Facility ID	11972
Callsign meaning	Play on the word WILD
Owner	Clear Channel Communications
Sister stations	KYRK, WNOE, WODT, WQUE, WRNO, WYLD (AM)
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	http://www.wyldfm.com/

WYLD-FM, known as WYLD FM 98, is a very successful Urban Adult Contemporary outlet in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Clear Channel Communications station operates at 98.5 megahertz. Its current slogan is "The Best From Back In The Day & Today."

[edit] History

WYLD-FM, which began its life as WWOM-FM (companion to WWOM (AM)), was better known as Top 40 WIXO ("98.5 - a little cooler than normal"), which made its debut in 1972 after it was converted into the format by its new owner, where it enjoyed a brief but successful run.

In 1974, WIXO flipped call letters to WYLD-FM and began its successful run as an Urban Contemporary outlet after the format was shifted over from WYLD (AM). But by the late 1980s it got into a battle with WQUE-FM, which would last until 1992 when it became Q93's sister station and in the process evolved to its current format as an Urban Adult Contemporary. Today it carries the syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show.

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