The station started out as WASL, then several years later switched call letters to WIPA as it programmed a steady diet of uninterrupted Arthur Godfrey-style ukulele music. Under Jacob Einstein's management tenure, the station switched calls again, to WABW (signalling their coverage of Annapolis, Baltimore and Washington). Still an also-ran in the market, it received somewhat of a bump when it debuted Tony Donald, formerly from cross-town rival WNAV. Donald later surfaced on the other side of the Chesapeake Bay in Cambridge, Maryland, at WCEM.
In the 1960s the station assumed its present call sign (WYRE) as a Top 40 station featuring air personalities Barry Richards (later to move to progressive music WHMC, Gaithersburg), Kirby Scott (in between stints at WSBA, York, PA and WCAO, Baltimore), Jack Alix (previously of WEAM and WPGC), Dennis Constantine (later of WMYQ and later crosstown WHYI Y100 Miami, FL; KTLK and later crosstown KBPI Denver, CO; KBCO Boulder, CO; KINK Portland, OR, KFOG San Francisco; and currently at KVNA-FM Prescott, AZ) and Bob White.
On March 15, 2010, the station became part of the Top-40 KHZTV network with stations throughout Maryland including WAMD in Harford County and WKHZ in Easton.
On September 20, 2017, WYRE left the air due to a dispute with its landlord. The station filed for remain silent authority on January 11, 2018, which allows for up to six additional months of silence at the Federal Communications Commission's discretion. Pursuant to the Telecommunications Act of 1996, WYRE's license was subject to being deleted if it did not broadcast again by September 19, 2018.[2]
WYRE resumed broadcasting September 19, 2018, relaying WRNR-FM. In November 2020 the station flipped to oldies. As of February 11, 2023, WYRE began relaying the WRNR online stream after they sold their 103.1-FM frequency. The broadcast/webcast plays a top of the hour legal ID that says, "The Voice of the Bay, WYRE, Annapolis and WRNR Online" with occasional "103.1 RNR" spot announcements in between songs.[3]
wyre, this, article, about, radio, station, other, uses, wyre, disambiguation, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations,. This article is about a Top 40 radio station For other uses see Wyre disambiguation This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations September 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message WYRE 810 AM is a radio station broadcasting an adult album alternative format Licensed to Annapolis Maryland United States it serves Annapolis and portions of the Baltimore Maryland and Washington DC areas WYREAnnapolis MarylandBroadcast areaBaltimore MarylandFrequency810 kHzBrandingThe Voice of the BayProgrammingFormatAdult album alternativeOwnershipOwnerRichard Dent Bay Broadcasting Corporation HistoryFirst air date1947 1947 1 Former call signsWASL 1947 1957 WIPA 1957 1958 WABW 1958 1963 1 Technical informationFacility ID70352ClassDPower250 watts dayTransmitter coordinates38 58 13 00 N 76 30 28 00 W 38 9702778 N 76 5077778 W 38 9702778 76 5077778The station started out as WASL then several years later switched call letters to WIPA as it programmed a steady diet of uninterrupted Arthur Godfrey style ukulele music Under Jacob Einstein s management tenure the station switched calls again to WABW signalling their coverage of Annapolis Baltimore and Washington Still an also ran in the market it received somewhat of a bump when it debuted Tony Donald formerly from cross town rival WNAV Donald later surfaced on the other side of the Chesapeake Bay in Cambridge Maryland at WCEM In the 1960s the station assumed its present call sign WYRE as a Top 40 station featuring air personalities Barry Richards later to move to progressive music WHMC Gaithersburg Kirby Scott in between stints at WSBA York PA and WCAO Baltimore Jack Alix previously of WEAM and WPGC Dennis Constantine later of WMYQ and later crosstown WHYI Y100 Miami FL KTLK and later crosstown KBPI Denver CO KBCO Boulder CO KINK Portland OR KFOG San Francisco and currently at KVNA FM Prescott AZ and Bob White On March 15 2010 the station became part of the Top 40 KHZTV network with stations throughout Maryland including WAMD in Harford County and WKHZ in Easton On September 20 2017 WYRE left the air due to a dispute with its landlord The station filed for remain silent authority on January 11 2018 which allows for up to six additional months of silence at the Federal Communications Commission s discretion Pursuant to the Telecommunications Act of 1996 WYRE s license was subject to being deleted if it did not broadcast again by September 19 2018 2 WYRE resumed broadcasting September 19 2018 relaying WRNR FM In November 2020 the station flipped to oldies As of February 11 2023 WYRE began relaying the WRNR online stream after they sold their 103 1 FM frequency The broadcast webcast plays a top of the hour legal ID that says The Voice of the Bay WYRE Annapolis and WRNR Online with occasional 103 1 RNR spot announcements in between songs 3 References edit a b FCC History Cards for WYRE WYRE Facility Data FCCData WRNR 103 1 Listen Live Retrieved February 11 2023 External links edithttp www khztv com WYRE in the FCC AM station database WYRE in Nielsen Audio s AM station database nbsp nbsp This article about a radio station in Maryland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WYRE AM amp oldid 1141061517, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
