WSEN-FM
| City of license | Baldwinsville, New York |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Syracuse, New York |
| Branding | 92.1 The Wolf |
| Slogan | Syracuse's New Hit Country |
| Frequency | 92.1 MHz |
| First air date | 1967 (as WSEN-FM) |
| Format | Country |
| Language(s) | English |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 91 meters |
| Class | B1 |
| Facility ID | 7716 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Callsign meaning | The WOLF (station branding) |
| Former callsigns | WSEN-FM (1901) WNDR (1902-4/14/2016) |
| Owner | Craig L. Fox (WOLF Radio, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WVOA-LP, WMVN |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 92.1 The Wolf Online |
WOLF-FM is a radio station serving the community of Baldwinsville, New York in the Syracuse, New York metropolitan area. The station, owned by Craig Fox, runs a country music format as 92.1 The Wolf.
History
In 1967 WSEN-FM began operations as a full-time country outlet. It was the sister station to WSEN-AM 1050, one of the first country stations in the northeastern United States. Century Radio sold the stations in 1974 and flipped to oldies in 1986. Both AM and FM were owned by Buckley Broadcasting during much of the 2000s, until being sold in 2008 to Leatherstocking Media Group.
In 2011, as the oldies format drifted into classic hits, WSEN (at the time playing a 1960s/1970s mix of songs) split its simulcast: the FM side switched to a modern-leaning classic hits format centered on the 1970s and 1980s, while the AM side went for a "real oldies" approach featuring 1950s and 1960s music.[1]
On September 7, 1975, WSEN-FM began operating on a 24-hour basis continuing with a country music format hosted by Carl Knight from 1-6 a.m. The new 24 hour full time programming lineup included: Bob Paris 6-10 a.m.; Daniel J. Dunn 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.; "Uncle" Rob 2-6 p.m.; Les Howard 6-10 p.m.; Al Jenner 10 p.m. - 1 a.m.
WSEN split from its AM simulcast (which carried oldies, later classic hits, for decades) in 2011. In late 2015, the station was sold to the Family Life Network, a regional religious broadcaster, along with WMCR-FM and rights to WFBL; the sale will be consummated in late March. WSEN-FM's intellectual property (including all on-air programming and staff contracts) was sold to Galaxy Communications, who merged it with that of WZUN (which Galaxy reacquired in February 2016 and is expected to pick up the WSEN-FM calls).[2] Family Life Network then promptly traded the 92.1 license to Craig Fox in exchange for WOLF-FM (105.1) in DeRuyter and WWLF-FM (96.7) in Oswego. WOLF's country music format will then be installed on 92.1 when the trade is complete.[3] The format change was completed on March 29 at 5:00 p.m. WSEN-FM changed their call letters to WOLF-FM on April 14, 2016.
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2016/03/wsen_sunny_102_radio_superstation.html
- ↑ Syracuse's Wolf On the Move as Family Life Swaps Again
