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 1970s 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 15, 2012, Federated Media announced that 92.3 would begin simulcasting WOWO on April 1. The change was then moved up a few days to the 28th, and at Noon on that day, following a goodbye show for The Fort from the DJs of the station (who had previously announced that they and the format would move to an online webstream at TheFortRocks.com; the show ended with "Happy Trails" by Van Halen), 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.[1][2][3]
Logo as "Big 92.3"
On November 4, 2015, WOWO-FM changed their call letters back to WFWI. On December 14, WOWO began simulcasting on 107.5 W298BJ Fort Wayne; the simulcast would move to the frequency on January 1, 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 flipped to a classic hits/adult hits hybrid as "Big 92.3, Fort Wayne's Greatest Hits", playing hits from four decades (focusing on the late 1970s and early 1980s) and emphasizing that their stopsets would not last more than 2 minutes long.[4]
On May 1, 2023, WFWI dropped the classic hits format and returned to simulcasting WOWO.[5]
Referencesedit
^Penhollow, Steve (March 15, 2012). "FM simulcast of WOWO to replace 'The Fort'". The Journal Gazette. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
^WOWO Adds FM Simulcast Radioinsight - March 28, 2012
wfwi, radio, station, located, fort, wayne, indiana, with, talk, radio, format, simulcasting, wowo, 1190, station, owned, federated, media, simulcasting, wowo, fort, waynefort, wayne, indianabroadcast, areafort, wayne, indianafrequency92, mhzbrandingnews, talk. WFWI 92 3 FM is a radio station located in Fort Wayne Indiana with a talk radio format simulcasting WOWO 1190 AM The station is owned by Federated Media WFWISimulcasting WOWO Fort WayneFort Wayne IndianaBroadcast areaFort Wayne IndianaFrequency92 3 MHzBrandingNews Talk WOWO 92 3 FM 1190 AMProgrammingFormatTalk radioAffiliationsFox News RadioPremiere NetworksWestwood OneFort Wayne KometsWPTAOwnershipOwnerFederated Media Pathfinder Communications Corporation Sister stationsWBYR WKJG WMEE WQHK FM WOWO AM HistoryFirst air dateMarch 1993Former call signsWFWI 1993 2012 WOWO FM 2012 2015 Call sign meaningFort Wayne IndianaTechnical informationFacility ID18662ClassAERP2 200 wattsHAAT166 meters 545 ft Transmitter coordinates41 06 39 00 N 85 11 44 00 W 41 1108333 N 85 1955556 W 41 1108333 85 1955556LinksWebcastListen liveWebsitewowo comHistory editWFWI 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 1970s 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 amp 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 15 2012 Federated Media announced that 92 3 would begin simulcasting WOWO on April 1 The change was then moved up a few days to the 28th and at Noon on that day following a goodbye show for The Fort from the DJs of the station who had previously announced that they and the format would move to an online webstream at TheFortRocks com the show ended with Happy Trails by Van Halen 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 1 2 3 nbsp Logo as Big 92 3 On November 4 2015 WOWO FM changed their call letters back to WFWI On December 14 WOWO began simulcasting on 107 5 W298BJ Fort Wayne the simulcast would move to the frequency on January 1 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 flipped to a classic hits adult hits hybrid as Big 92 3 Fort Wayne s Greatest Hits playing hits from four decades focusing on the late 1970s and early 1980s and emphasizing that their stopsets would not last more than 2 minutes long 4 On May 1 2023 WFWI dropped the classic hits format and returned to simulcasting WOWO 5 References edit Penhollow Steve March 15 2012 FM simulcast of WOWO to replace The Fort The Journal Gazette Retrieved March 15 2012 WOWO Adds FM Simulcast Radioinsight March 28 2012 The Fort Becomes WOWO FM WOWO Moves FM Simulcast To 107 5 Radioinsight December 14 2015 WOWO Returns to 92 3 in Fort Wayne Radioinsight May 1 2023External links editWFWI in the FCC FM station database WFWI on Radio Locator WFWI in Nielsen Audio s FM station database nbsp nbsp This article about a radio station in Indiana is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WFWI amp oldid 1168561320, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
