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WPXY-FM

January 01, 1970

WPXY-FM (97.9 MHz) is a heritage top 40 (CHR) station licensed to Rochester, New York. Its transmitter is located on Pinnacle Hill in Brighton, and its studios are located at High Falls Studios in downtown Rochester. WPXY also broadcasts on HD Radio, and includes a secondary subchannel, known as "Channel Q", which carries an LGBTQ+-oriented Talk/EDM format.

WPXY-FM
Broadcast areaRochester metro area
Frequency97.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding98 PXY
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatTop 40 (CHR)
SubchannelsHD2: Channel Q
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
September 14, 1959; 64 years ago (1959-09-14)
Former call signs
  • WVET-FM (1959–61)
  • WROC-FM (1961–75)
  • WPXY (1975–83)
Call sign meaning
"Pixy" (reference to former beautiful music format)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID53966
ClassB
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT142 meters (466 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
43°08′06″N 77°35′06″W / 43.135°N 77.585°W / 43.135; -77.585
Links
Public license information
  • Public file
  • LMS
WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.audacy.com/98pxy

History edit

WPXY-FM signed on air on September 14, 1959, as WVET-FM, the FM sister to WVET (1280 AM). It first aired classical music, before flipping to an automated beautiful music format. In addition to being an FM sister, WVET-FM was also a sister station to WVET-TV, and was originally under the ownership of Veterans Broadcasting. Veterans changed the stations call letters to WROC-FM in 1961, and sold the WROC stations (which included WROC-TV) to Rust Craft Broadcasting in 1964, before being sold to Associated Broadcasters, which later became part of Pyramid Broadcasting. Due to the ownership split, in 1975, WROC-FM became WPXY, and was known as "Pixie" (hence the "PXY" call letters). (WROC would become WPXN.)[2] The station began broadcasting Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 in November 1983 (until late 1988) and American Top 40 with Casey Kasem in March 1987.

WPXY would begin simulcasting on its AM sister station in September 1983, with the simulcast running until 1991, when the AM would flip to standards, and then oldies, before returning to a simulcast in 1992, and then splitting again a year later. (The AM changed its call sign to WHTK, and would be sold off to Jacor in 1996.)

The Lincoln Group would purchase the station from Pyramid in late 1993.[3] Lincoln would then merge with American Radio Systems in February 1996, with ARS merging with Infinity Broadcasting in September 1997. (Infinity would be renamed CBS Radio in December 2005.)[4] CBS sold WPXY-FM to Entercom Communications on November 30, 2007.

98 PXY edit

Scott Spezzano was the morning voice of 98 PXY for over 25 years & is one of the most recognized celebrities in the Rochester Community. For years, Spezzano would climb atop the roof of Marketplace Mall the weekend after Thanksgiving and broadcast live, living on the roof for 57 hours to raise money for the Salvation Army Homeless Holiday Campaign. This "stunt" for years was called the 98 PXY Help the Homeless Weekend or just simply "The Roof-Sit". Community members and business owners every year pledged their support of Spezzano, the only brave celebrity locally to attempt stunts like this for the community.

Spezzano, in his over 30 years on Rochester radio, has been honored many times for his charitable contributions and always giving back to the community, and remains a household name in the Rochester Community. On September 7, 2014, it was announced that Spezzano and Sandy Waters would be moving to sister station WBZA. Megan Carter, along with Corey James (former PXY alumni Corey Kincaid), took over the PXY morning show beginning on Friday, September 12, 2014, with a special duel simulcast including Spezzano and Sandy with special guests on both WPXY and WBZA. Their show was called #TeamPXY with Carter + Corey.[5]

Carter + Corey continued until early 2018, when Megan Carter exited the station. Whitney Young (who had been doing the midday shift) was promoted to co-host with Corey.[6] However, Young's time at PXY did not last long, departing before the end of her first contract. Young was replaced by Brianna 'Breezy' Sloth.[7]

Another popular personality on 98PXY is Chris Debbins, known simply as 'Debbins'. Debbins has been with the station since 2014, and currently hosts the afternoon drive show from 3pm - 7pm.[8]

Throughout the years, 98PXY has put on many fun events including the High School Challenge, a penny drive where Rochester area High Schools competed to collect the most pennies. The winner got a free concert at their school by a national recording artist. The proceeds benefited various Hillside agencies. Artists that performed include Donnie Klang, Boys Like Girls, O-Town, and more...with Justin Bieber being the draw in 2009.

WPXY was the first station to air Rochester native Teddy Geiger's single "For You I Will (Confidence)". Teddy mentions the station inside the cover of their hit album Underage Thinking.

WPXY began streaming worldwide online at 98pxy.com on April 1, 2008.

References edit

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPXY-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ . Archived from the original on 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  3. ^ Sony/Nashville Sets New Management Team (Radio & Records 10/29/1993, page 18)
  4. ^ Rochester In `Seventh Heaven' For ARS (Radio & Records 3/1/1996, page 6)
  5. ^ . 2014-09-07. Archived from the original on 2014-09-17. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  6. ^ kevincarter (2018-11-29). "#TeamPXY Is Now Complete". RAMP - Radio and Music Pros. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  7. ^ kevincarter (2019-11-08). "Rochester Morning Forecast: Breezy". RAMP - Radio and Music Pros. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  8. ^ kevincarter (2018-10-29). "APD Upgrade For WPXY's Debbins". RAMP - Radio and Music Pros. Retrieved 2020-02-12.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • featuring Candi Clark
  • WPXY in the FCC FM station database
  • WPXY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

January 01, 1970
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WPXY FM 97 9 MHz is a heritage top 40 CHR station licensed to Rochester New York Its transmitter is located on Pinnacle Hill in Brighton and its studios are located at High Falls Studios in downtown Rochester WPXY also broadcasts on HD Radio and includes a secondary subchannel known as Channel Q which carries an LGBTQ oriented Talk EDM format WPXY FMRochester New YorkBroadcast areaRochester metro areaFrequency97 9 MHz HD Radio Branding98 PXYProgrammingLanguage s EnglishFormatTop 40 CHR SubchannelsHD2 Channel QOwnershipOwnerAudacy Inc Audacy License LLC as Debtor in Possession Sister stationsWBEE FMWBZAWCMF FMWROCHistoryFirst air dateSeptember 14 1959 64 years ago 1959 09 14 Former call signsWVET FM 1959 61 WROC FM 1961 75 WPXY 1975 83 Call sign meaning Pixy reference to former beautiful music format Technical information 1 Licensing authorityFCCFacility ID53966ClassBERP50 000 wattsHAAT142 meters 466 ft Transmitter coordinates43 08 06 N 77 35 06 W 43 135 N 77 585 W 43 135 77 585LinksPublic license informationPublic fileLMSWebcastListen live via Audacy Websitewww wbr audacy wbr com wbr 98pxy Contents 1 History 1 1 98 PXY 2 References 3 External linksHistory editWPXY FM signed on air on September 14 1959 as WVET FM the FM sister to WVET 1280 AM It first aired classical music before flipping to an automated beautiful music format In addition to being an FM sister WVET FM was also a sister station to WVET TV and was originally under the ownership of Veterans Broadcasting Veterans changed the stations call letters to WROC FM in 1961 and sold the WROC stations which included WROC TV to Rust Craft Broadcasting in 1964 before being sold to Associated Broadcasters which later became part of Pyramid Broadcasting Due to the ownership split in 1975 WROC FM became WPXY and was known as Pixie hence the PXY call letters WROC would become WPXN 2 The station began broadcasting Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 in November 1983 until late 1988 and American Top 40 with Casey Kasem in March 1987 WPXY would begin simulcasting on its AM sister station in September 1983 with the simulcast running until 1991 when the AM would flip to standards and then oldies before returning to a simulcast in 1992 and then splitting again a year later The AM changed its call sign to WHTK and would be sold off to Jacor in 1996 The Lincoln Group would purchase the station from Pyramid in late 1993 3 Lincoln would then merge with American Radio Systems in February 1996 with ARS merging with Infinity Broadcasting in September 1997 Infinity would be renamed CBS Radio in December 2005 4 CBS sold WPXY FM to Entercom Communications on November 30 2007 98 PXY edit This section is written like a personal reflection personal essay or argumentative essay that states a Wikipedia editor s personal feelings or presents an original argument about a topic Please help improve it by rewriting it in an encyclopedic style April 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message Scott Spezzano was the morning voice of 98 PXY for over 25 years amp is one of the most recognized celebrities in the Rochester Community For years Spezzano would climb atop the roof of Marketplace Mall the weekend after Thanksgiving and broadcast live living on the roof for 57 hours to raise money for the Salvation Army Homeless Holiday Campaign This stunt for years was called the 98 PXY Help the Homeless Weekend or just simply The Roof Sit Community members and business owners every year pledged their support of Spezzano the only brave celebrity locally to attempt stunts like this for the community Spezzano in his over 30 years on Rochester radio has been honored many times for his charitable contributions and always giving back to the community and remains a household name in the Rochester Community On September 7 2014 it was announced that Spezzano and Sandy Waters would be moving to sister station WBZA Megan Carter along with Corey James former PXY alumni Corey Kincaid took over the PXY morning show beginning on Friday September 12 2014 with a special duel simulcast including Spezzano and Sandy with special guests on both WPXY and WBZA Their show was called TeamPXY with Carter Corey 5 Carter Corey continued until early 2018 when Megan Carter exited the station Whitney Young who had been doing the midday shift was promoted to co host with Corey 6 However Young s time at PXY did not last long departing before the end of her first contract Young was replaced by Brianna Breezy Sloth 7 Another popular personality on 98PXY is Chris Debbins known simply as Debbins Debbins has been with the station since 2014 and currently hosts the afternoon drive show from 3pm 7pm 8 Throughout the years 98PXY has put on many fun events including the High School Challenge a penny drive where Rochester area High Schools competed to collect the most pennies The winner got a free concert at their school by a national recording artist The proceeds benefited various Hillside agencies Artists that performed include Donnie Klang Boys Like Girls O Town and more with Justin Bieber being the draw in 2009 WPXY was the first station to air Rochester native Teddy Geiger s single For You I Will Confidence Teddy mentions the station inside the cover of their hit album Underage Thinking WPXY began streaming worldwide online at 98pxy com on April 1 2008 References edit Facility Technical Data for WPXY FM Licensing and Management System Federal Communications Commission WPXY History Archived from the original on 2016 02 07 Retrieved 2016 01 29 Sony Nashville Sets New Management Team Radio amp Records 10 29 1993 page 18 Rochester In Seventh Heaven For ARS Radio amp Records 3 1 1996 page 6 Radio stations shuffle AM personalities 13WHAM ABC Rochester NY Top Stories 2014 09 07 Archived from the original on 2014 09 17 Retrieved 2022 07 30 kevincarter 2018 11 29 TeamPXY Is Now Complete RAMP Radio and Music Pros Retrieved 2020 02 12 kevincarter 2019 11 08 Rochester Morning Forecast Breezy RAMP Radio and Music Pros Retrieved 2020 02 12 kevincarter 2018 10 29 APD Upgrade For WPXY s Debbins RAMP Radio and Music Pros Retrieved 2020 02 12 External links editOfficial website WPXY aircheck from 1986 featuring Candi Clark WPXY in the FCC FM station database WPXY in Nielsen Audio s FM station database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WPXY FM amp oldid 1219432949, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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