WWHT

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name = WWHT
airdate = 1956
frequency = 107.9 MHZ HD Radio
107.9 HD-2 for Spanish/Variety
city = Syracuse, New York
area = Central New York | format = Rhythmic-leaning Top 40
owner = Clear Channel Communications
erp = 50,000 watts
branding = "Hot 107.9"
slogan =
class = B
website = [http://www.hot1079.com Hot 107.9's website]
callsign_meaning = W We're HOT!

WWHT (Hot 107.9) is a Rhythmic-leaning Mainstream Top 40 station licensed to Syracuse, New York. The Clear Channel Communications outlet broadcasts at 107.9 MHz with an ERP of 50 kW.

History

The station signed on the air as WONO in 1956, with a classical music format. That format and call letter assignment remained in place until 1979, when new owner Roy H. Park broadcasting changed the station's format and call letters. Since that time, 107.9 FM has had several different formats and call signs ranging from Adult Contemporary, rock, easy listening/classical as WRHP, and country as WRRB and lastly Hit Country 108 WHEN-FM.

In 1996, 107.9 FM was sold again, this time to the owners of country format competitor WBBS (B104.7). It was then that it switched to its current format and the WWHT call letters. Although its music and direction is heavily focused on Rhythmic and Dance hits, it does plays a few mainstream Pop/Rock acts, which they primarily target towards young adults. Hot 1079's main competition in the market is WNTQ, who offers a more mainstream top 40 direction. The two stations bounce back and forth trading arbitrary ratings supremacy. As part of the Clear Channel family, Hot is part of the "powerhouse family" in Central New York.

On Air Line Up

Weekdays
*Mornings: Marty & Shannon In The Morning
*Middays: Ed McMann
*Afternoons: Jus Mic
*Evenings: Dangerboy

Weekends
*Friday Night Hotmixx: DJ Maestro (FRIDAY 10-12A)
*Late Night with DJ S-1 (SATURDAY 12M- 2A)
*The Jump Off: DJ Maestro (SATURDAY 7-11P)
*The Weekend Top 30 with Hollywood Hamilton
*Countdown With the Big Tiger
*Studio B (New Home For New Music) with Jus Mic (SUNDAY 8P-9P)
*Teen Talk (SUNDAY 9P -10:30P)

External links

* [http://www.hot1079.com HOT 107.9's website]
* [http://www.cnymedia.com/call-letters.cfm?Band=FM&Market=Syracuse WWHT's station history at CNYMedia.com]
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