WFWI
| City of license | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Branding | Big 92.3 |
| Slogan | Fort Wayne's Greatest Hits |
| Frequency | 92.3 MHz |
| First air date | March 1993 |
| Format | Classic Hits |
| ERP | 2,200 watts |
| HAAT | 166 meters (545 ft) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 18662 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°06′39.00″N 85°11′44.00″W / 41.1108333°N 85.1955556°WCoordinates: 41°06′39.00″N 85°11′44.00″W / 41.1108333°N 85.1955556°W |
| Callsign meaning | W Fort Wayne Indiana |
| Former callsigns |
WFWI (1993-2012) WOWO-FM (2012-2015) |
| Owner |
Federated Media (Pathfinder Communications) |
| Sister stations | WBYR, WKJG, WMEE, WQHK-FM, WOWO |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | big923.com |
WFWI is an FM radio station located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The station operates on the FM radio frequency of 92.3 MHz.
History
WFWI began broadcasting in March 1993 with an adult contemporary format under the ownership of Russ Oasis and Steve Avellone, with Tony Coles as the first program director.
In early 1994, Oasis and Coles then changed the format to '70s hits; shortly after, Coles left Fort Wayne for New York's WLTW and production director Keith Harris took over as WFWI's program director. Under Harris's tenure, the format was shifted to classic hits. On January 6, 1995, the Bob & Tom Show became the station's morning show.
In 1997, Federated Media purchased WFWI from Edgewater Radio. Following the sale, Federated Media shifted WFWI from a classic hits format to a classic rock format under the name "92.3 The Fort".
On March 28th, 2012 at Noon, 92.3 began simulcasting WOWO as "News/Talk WOWO AM 1190 and FM 92.3". The same day, the callsign was changed to WOWO-FM. The Fort continued online on TheFortRocks.com; however, the stream is no longer live (the site itself, while up for sale, is still running.)[1]
On November 4, 2015, WOWO-FM changed their call letters back to WFWI. On December 14th, WOWO began simulcasting on 107.5 W298BJ Fort Wayne; the simulcast would move to the frequency on January 1st, 2016, as 92.3 began stunting with 2-minute clips of classic rock songs, with liners promoting to go to WePromiseSomethingBig.com, which had a timer counting down to Monday at 6AM, at which time 92.3, Federated Media announced, flipped to a classic hits/adult hits hybrid as "Big 92.3, Fort Wayne's Greatest Hits", playing hits from 4 decades (focusing on the late 70s and early 80s) and emphasizing that their stopsets won't last more than 2 minutes long. [2]
References
- ↑ Penhollow, Steve (March 15, 2012). "FM simulcast of WOWO to replace ‘The Fort’". The Journal Gazette. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
- ↑ WOWO Moves FM Simulcast To 107.5
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WFWI
- Radio-Locator information on WFWI
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WFWI
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