 | |
| |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Syracuse metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 102.1MHz |
| Branding | 102.1 - Sunny 102 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
|
| WKRL-FM,WTKW,WZUN | |
| History | |
First air date | 1995 (as WRDS) |
Former call signs |
|
Call sign meaning | "Sun" (with the Z as a reversed S) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 60253 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 81 meters (266 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°6′4″N76°16′58″W / 43.10111°N 76.28278°W /43.10111; -76.28278 |
| Translator | 106.1 W291BU (Fulton) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | sunnysyracuse |
WZUN-FM (102.1MHz "Sunny 102") is a commercialFM radio stationlicensed toPhoenix, New York, and serving theSyracuse metropolitan area. The station is owned by Edward Levine'sGalaxy Media Partners through licensee Galaxy Syracuse Licensee LLC.[2] It airs aclassic hitsradio format.
The studios and offices are on Walton Street in Syracuse.[3] Thetransmitter is off Van Buren Road inVan Buren.[4] Programming is also heard on AM 1070WZUN inSandy Creek-Pulaski and a 250-watttranslator inFulton,W291BU at 106.1 MHz.[5]
The station first went on the air as WRDS in 1995. The station used thesyndicatedurban adult contemporary service known as "The Touch" with the syndicatedTom Joyner Morning Show heard in the morning.[6]
On December 20, 2000, the station changed itscall sign to WZUN.[7] It aired asoft adult contemporary format, calling itself "Sunny 102". On September 12, 2009, WZUN switched from soft AC to classic hits.
Effective October 1, 2013, Galaxy Communications sold the station to Wayne Mack's WZUN Communications LLC for $1 million. The move was made primarily to address ownership caps in the market.Oswego and Syracuse are considered to be in the same market in terms ofFCC regulations. Galaxy owns two other stations in Syracuse, 100.9WKRL-FM "K-Rock" and 99.5WTKW "TK99," as well as two in the Oswego area. This meant Galaxy would have five FM stations inCentral New York, one more than allowed. The ownership of these stations was allowed under agrandfather clause, but a restructuring of Galaxy Communications's corporate structure resulted in the station cluster losing its grandfathered status.
In March 2016, Galaxy combined WZUN-FM's DJs with the on-air staff ofWSEN-FM 92.1. The newly merged station at 102.1 was initially expected to carry the "WSEN-FM" call sign. This turned out not to be the case, asCraig Fox, who was purchasing FM 92.1, parked the WSEN call letters on his ownrival station on 103.9 FM. WZUN once again came under the ownership of Galaxy Communications, after it got its grandfather clause status reinstated. Galaxy bought the 102.1 license back from Mack on February 29. The move was made as WSEN-FM's previous frequency, 92.1, was traded away to Craig Fox in a three-way station trade that involved Fox, and the religiousFamily Life Network.[8] These dealings resulted in Syracuse being a rareradio market with competing classic hits stations.
The station began sharing its call sign with its sister station onAM 1070 (formerly WSCP) in June 2018, with 102.1 becoming WZUN-FM and 1070 becoming WZUN. AM 1070 is now part of a simulcast with WZUN-FM.