The station went on the air in January 2001 as WLPL, owned by Gary Savoie and simulcasting Vox Radio Group-owned oldies station WWOD (104.3 FM).[2] WLPL's sign on was delayed when environmental objections prevented the station from building a tower in Athens, Vermont;[3][4] it chose to transmit from an existing tower in New Hampshire.[2] The call letters were changed to WCFR-FM on October 19, shortly after they were dropped from WXKK (93.5 FM, now WEEY);[5][6] soon afterward, Savoie sold the station to Vox.[7]Nassau Broadcasting Partners acquired most of Vox's northern New England radio stations, including WCFR and WWOD, in 2004.[8] WCFR-FM's call letters were changed to WPLY-FM on October 12, 2005, then to WFYX on October 7, 2008.[5]
WFYX, WWOD, and 28 other Nassau stations in northern New England were purchased at bankruptcy auction by Carlisle Capital Corporation, a company controlled by Bill Binnie (owner of WBIN-TV in Derry), on May 22, 2012. The stations, and 11 of the other stations, were then acquired by Vertical Capital Partners, controlled by Great Eastern Radio owner Jeff Shapiro. As this would put Shapiro over the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) ownership limits in the Lebanon-Rutland-White River Junction market, WWOD and WEXP were acquired by Electromagnetic Company, a company controlled by William and Gail Goddard; WFYX was not included in that transaction.[9][10][11] As a result, on December 1, 2012, WFYX began to simulcast classic hits station WMXR (93.9 FM, now WWOD), while 104.3 FM left the air[12] (that station is now WJKS in Keeseville, New York). The Vertical Capital Partners stations were transferred to Great Eastern Radio on January 1, 2013.[13][14]
On January 9, 2013, WFYX was granted an FCC construction permit to increase ERP to 600 watts. On July 7, 2016, Dartmouth College announced that WWOD and WFYX would be the new carriers of Big Greenmen's and women's basketball broadcasts as part of the Big Green Sports Network / Learfield Sports.[15]
On November 1, 2017, Great Eastern Radio transferred the "Kool FM" programming, which by then had shifted to an oldies format provided by Scott Shannon's True Oldies Channel, from WWOD to WHDQ-HD2 and W294AB; the format continues to simulcast on WFYX.[16]
^Fybush, Scott (November 5, 2001). "Doing the Albany Shuffle". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
^. Radio World. March 16, 2004. Archived from the original on May 24, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^"Carlisle Capital Corp. Wins Bidding For Rest Of Nassau Stations". All Access. May 22, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
^Venta, Lance (May 22, 2012). "Nassau Broadcasting Auction Results". RadioInsight. Retrieved June 16, 2012. (updated June 14, 2012)
^"Jeff Shapiro spins off two former Nassau FMs to "Electromagnetic"". Radio-Info.com. June 15, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
^Venta, Lance (December 1, 2012). "Northern New England Change Rundown". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
^"APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGN BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE OR TO TRANSFER CONTROL OF ENTITY HOLDING BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. December 11, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
^"Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. January 4, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
^"New Home for Dartmouth Athletics on the Radio". July 7, 2016.
^Great Eastern Shuffles in Hanover/Lebanon, NH Radioinsight - November 7, 2017
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WFYX 96 3 FM Kool is a radio station broadcasting an oldies music format Licensed to Walpole New Hampshire United States it serves the Monadnock Region in Southwestern New Hampshire and Southeastern Vermont It first began broadcasting in 2001 under the call sign WLPL The station is owned by Great Eastern Radio Programming is simulcast with the third HD Radio channel of WHDQ 106 1 FM in Claremont and translator W294AB 106 7 FM in Hanover which serve the Lebanon Rutland White River Junction area WFYXWalpole New HampshireBroadcast areaMonadnock Region Upper ValleyFrequency96 3 MHzBrandingKool 106 7 and 96 3ProgrammingFormatOldiesAffiliationsCBS News RadioBoston Red Sox Radio NetworkOwnershipOwnerGreat Eastern Radio LLCSister stationsWEEY WGXL WHDQ WKKN WTHK WTSL WTSV WWOD WXXKHistoryFirst air dateFebruary 2001 23 years ago 2001 02 Former call signsWLPL 1991 2001 WCFR FM 2001 2005 WPLY FM 2005 2008 Technical information 1 Licensing authorityFCCFacility ID23307ClassAERP320 wattsHAAT124 meters 407 ft Transmitter coordinates43 8 14 N 72 25 59 W 43 13722 N 72 43306 W 43 13722 72 43306Translator s 106 7 W294AB Hanover relays WHDQ HD3 Repeater s 106 1 WHDQ HD3 Claremont LinksPublic license informationPublic fileLMSWebcastListen liveWebsitewww wbr twinstateoldies wbr comHistory editThe station went on the air in January 2001 as WLPL owned by Gary Savoie and simulcasting Vox Radio Group owned oldies station WWOD 104 3 FM 2 WLPL s sign on was delayed when environmental objections prevented the station from building a tower in Athens Vermont 3 4 it chose to transmit from an existing tower in New Hampshire 2 The call letters were changed to WCFR FM on October 19 shortly after they were dropped from WXKK 93 5 FM now WEEY 5 6 soon afterward Savoie sold the station to Vox 7 Nassau Broadcasting Partners acquired most of Vox s northern New England radio stations including WCFR and WWOD in 2004 8 WCFR FM s call letters were changed to WPLY FM on October 12 2005 then to WFYX on October 7 2008 5 WFYX WWOD and 28 other Nassau stations in northern New England were purchased at bankruptcy auction by Carlisle Capital Corporation a company controlled by Bill Binnie owner of WBIN TV in Derry on May 22 2012 The stations and 11 of the other stations were then acquired by Vertical Capital Partners controlled by Great Eastern Radio owner Jeff Shapiro As this would put Shapiro over the U S Federal Communications Commission s FCC ownership limits in the Lebanon Rutland White River Junction market WWOD and WEXP were acquired by Electromagnetic Company a company controlled by William and Gail Goddard WFYX was not included in that transaction 9 10 11 As a result on December 1 2012 WFYX began to simulcast classic hits station WMXR 93 9 FM now WWOD while 104 3 FM left the air 12 that station is now WJKS in Keeseville New York The Vertical Capital Partners stations were transferred to Great Eastern Radio on January 1 2013 13 14 On January 9 2013 WFYX was granted an FCC construction permit to increase ERP to 600 watts On July 7 2016 Dartmouth College announced that WWOD and WFYX would be the new carriers of Big Green men s and women s basketball broadcasts as part of the Big Green Sports Network Learfield Sports 15 On November 1 2017 Great Eastern Radio transferred the Kool FM programming which by then had shifted to an oldies format provided by Scott Shannon s True Oldies Channel from WWOD to WHDQ HD2 and W294AB the format continues to simulcast on WFYX 16 References edit Facility Technical Data for WFYX Licensing and Management System Federal Communications Commission a b Fybush Scott January 15 2001 Citadel WROL and WKOX Sold North East RadioWatch Retrieved August 3 2009 Fybush Scott May 22 1997 Back to Boston North East RadioWatch Retrieved December 2 2012 Fybush Scott June 5 1997 ARS Grows Again North East RadioWatch Retrieved December 2 2012 a b Fybush Scott October 29 2001 North East RadioWatch Retrieved December 2 2012 Call Sign History WFYX CDBS Public Access Federal Communications Commission Retrieved December 2 2012 Fybush Scott November 5 2001 Doing the Albany Shuffle North East RadioWatch Retrieved December 2 2012 Nassau Will Buy 10 Vox Stations in New England Radio World March 16 2004 Archived from the original on May 24 2013 Retrieved December 2 2012 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint unfit URL link Carlisle Capital Corp Wins Bidding For Rest Of Nassau Stations All Access May 22 2012 Retrieved May 22 2012 Venta Lance May 22 2012 Nassau Broadcasting Auction Results RadioInsight Retrieved June 16 2012 updated June 14 2012 Jeff Shapiro spins off two former Nassau FMs to Electromagnetic Radio Info com June 15 2012 Retrieved June 16 2012 Venta Lance December 1 2012 Northern New England Change Rundown RadioInsight Retrieved December 2 2012 APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGN BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE OR TO TRANSFER CONTROL OF ENTITY HOLDING BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE CDBS Public Access Federal Communications Commission December 11 2012 Retrieved June 8 2013 Consummation Notice CDBS Public Access Federal Communications Commission January 4 2013 Retrieved June 8 2013 New Home for Dartmouth Athletics on the Radio July 7 2016 Great Eastern Shuffles in Hanover Lebanon NH Radioinsight November 7 2017External links editOfficial website WFYX in the FCC FM station database WFYX in Nielsen Audio s FM station database WHDQ HD3 translator W294AB in the FCC FM station database W294AB at FCCdata org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WFYX amp oldid 1187049642, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
