WROZ

WROZ
City Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area South Central Pennsylvania
Branding Fun 101.3
Slogan More Music Less Talk
The Christmas Station (Nov.-Dec.)
Frequency 101.3 MHz (also on HD Radio)
First air date 1944 (as WGAL-FM)
Format Adult contemporary
Christmas music (Nov.-Dec.)
ERP 7,400 watts (analog)
74 watts (digital)[1]
HAAT 379 meters (1,243 ft)
Class B
Facility ID 25865
Callsign meaning W ROZe (Rose, previous branding)
Former callsigns WGAL-FM (1944-1977)
WNCE (1977-11/15/1992)
Owner Hall Communications
Sister stations WLPA (AM), WONN-FM
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.fun1013.com

WROZ (101.3 FM "Fun 101.3") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Hall Communications and broadcasts an adult contemporary format. fun 101.3's studios are located off route 283 at 1996 Auction Road in Manheim, PA. Its antenna is on the WGAL-TV broadcast tower located in Hellam Township, York County at (40°02′4.0″N 76°37′7.0″W / 40.034444°N 76.618611°W / 40.034444; -76.618611).[2][3]

History

The station signed on for the first time in 1944 as WGAL-FM, sister station to WGAL. The stations were owned by Steinman Stations.[4][5]

In March 1976, Steinman Stations sold WGAL-FM (along with WGAL (AM) and WGAL-TV) to Hall Communications for $850,000.[6]

In April 1977, the call sign was changed to WNCE, and the branding to "Nice 101".[7] The station's beautiful music format was not changed.[8]

In 1992, the station changed call signs from WNCE to WROZ and its format from beautiful music[9] to adult contemporary, rebranding as "The Rose".[10]

On Thursday, May 14, 2015 the station switched branding from "The Rose" to "Fun 101.3".[10] Promising to play "Always 6 songs In a Row Always."

Christmas Music

WROZ changes format to Christmas music each November and December and re-brands as "The Christmas Station".[11]

References

  1. ↑ "APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF BROADCAST STATION LICENSE, Exhibit 15 [WROZ]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. January 30, 2014. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
  2. ↑ "FM Query Results for WROZ". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  3. ↑ "TV Query Results for WGAL". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  4. ↑ "The National Broadcasting Company Radio Affiliates". Billboard. Lancaster, PA. December 1, 1951. p. 50. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  5. ↑ "WGAL 30 Years of Public Service". Billboard. Lancaster, PA. June 7, 1952. p. 7. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  6. ↑ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. Washington, DC. March 29, 1976. p. 37. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  7. ↑ "Readers' Reports and FM Industry News" (PDF). VHF-UHF Digest. Worldwide TV-FM DX Association: 10. May 1977. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  8. ↑ "New Call Letters". Billboard. Lancaster, PA. April 2, 1977. p. 33. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  9. ↑ Venta, Lance (May 13, 2015). "WROZ Completes Fun Relaunch". radioinsight.com. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  10. 1 2 Negley, Erin (May 15, 2015). "WROZ changes format to Fun 101.3". lancasteronline.com. LNP. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  11. ↑ Frankows, Megan (November 20, 2014). "Too early for Christmas music? Susquehanna Valley radio station now playing it". wgal.com. LNP. Retrieved 2016-05-23.

Coordinates: 40°02′06″N 76°37′08″W / 40.035°N 76.619°W / 40.035; -76.619

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