| SimulcastsWMTT-FMTioga | |
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| Broadcast area | Elmira-Corning, New York |
| Frequency | 92.7MHz |
| Branding | The Met Rocks |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WENI,WMAJ,WPHD | |
| History | |
First air date | October 30, 2003 (2003-10-30) (as WPHD at 96.1) |
Former call signs |
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Former frequencies | 96.1 MHz (2003–2017) |
Call sign meaning | similar to WENY |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 77925 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 1,250watts |
| HAAT | 221 meters (725 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°01′55″N76°47′02″W / 42.032°N 76.784°W /42.032; -76.784 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | themetrocks.com |
WENI-FM (92.7MHz) is an Americanradio station licensed by theFederal Communications Commission (FCC) to serve the community ofSouth Waverly, Pennsylvania (located south ofWaverly, New York). Starting in early 2010, the then-WPHD moved to Comfort Hill inAshland, New York, just south ofElmira. WENI-FM is located on the same radio tower as Elmira-licensedWCBF. WENI-FM now has one of the strongest signals inChemung County, New York, and the greater Elmira area.
At one time, the call sign WPHD was assigned to FM stationWMTT (94.7 FM) inTioga, Pennsylvania, but changed in 2005. WMTT remains a sister station of WPHD. WMTT is co-located within the WPHD studios located on Chemung Street inHorseheads, New York.
In 2017, owner Europa Communications filed to swap the license for WPHD to Sound Communications in exchange for the license toWENY-FM.[2] The station swap was consummated on November 15, 2017, along with the formats. Additionally, the stations swapped call signs on November 20, 2017. On December 8, 2017, WENY-FM moved from 96.1 FM to 92.7 FM. The station swapped call signs with itsBig Flats, New York–based sister station on December 27, 2017, assuming the WENI-FM call sign. The trade was largely alegal fiction to allow both stations to swapcities of license and allow each station's respective owners to make potential expansions (as Europa's stations were mostlyrimshots that did not count toward FCC ownership caps the same way in-market stations do).
Standard Media announced its purchase of Sound Communications and its affiliated companies in November 2019.
In June 2021 WENI-FM changed their format fromadult contemporary, which moved toWENY (1230 AM), to classic rock, branded as "The Met"; this format moved from WMTT-FM (100.9) inHorseheads, which had been acquired by theFamily Life Network and becameWCID.[3]
