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| Broadcast area | Rochester metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 102.7MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Legends 102.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | |
| Subchannels | HD2: 105.5 The Beat (urban contemporary) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | DJRO Broadcasting LLC |
| History | |
First air date | September 1992 (1992-09) (as WLMF) |
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Call sign meaning | "Legends" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 34818 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°10′14.2″N77°40′22″W / 43.170611°N 77.67278°W /43.170611; -77.67278 |
| Translator | HD2: 105.5 W288CS (Rochester) |
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WLGZ-FM (102.7MHz) is acommercialFM radio stationlicensed toWebster, New York, and serving theRochester metropolitan area. It broadcasts anoldies/classic hits radio format and is owned by DJRO Broadcasting LLC.[2] The studios and offices are in Rochester's east side.
WLGZ has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts. Thetransmitter tower is on Ferrano Street in Rochester, near theErie Canal.[3] WLGZ broadcasts usingHD Radio technology. Itsdigital subchannel broadcasts anurban contemporary format known as "105.5 The Beat". The subchannel feeds a 250 wattFM translator,W288CS at 105.5 MHz.[4]
The station was first assigned thecall sign WLMF on August 23, 1991;[5] in September 1992, it signed on the air with a temporarysimulcast ofWNYR-FM, anadult contemporary station inWaterloo, ahead of a planned sale toCrawford Broadcasting.[6] It changed to WFUL on October 30, 1992, and to WDCZ on February 3, 1993.[5] Crawford formally launched WDCZ on February 15, 1993, as areligious station;[7] it partially simulcast itssister station in Buffalo,WDCX.[8] It modified its call sign to WDCZ-FM on August 1, 1997,[5] after Crawford bought WCMF (990 AM) and relaunched it as WDCZ, an AM simulcast of WDCZ-FM.[9] The FM station became WRCI on January 1, 2004.[5]
On February 11, 2008, the station ended itscontemporary Christian format as WRCI "102.7 The Light" to make way for "Legends 102.7", a hybrid ofoldies andadult standards. The "Legends" format was already featured on WLGZ (990 AM), which after a period of simulcasting WLGZ-FM turned to aChristian talk and teaching format. AM 990 now carries the call letters WDCX, along with much of the programming of WDCX-FM in Buffalo.
WLGZ was purchased by DJRA Broadcasting on January 1, 2010. Following WLGZ's sale from Crawford to DJRA, most adult standards titles were dropped from the station's playlist and WLGZ morphed into a straightforward oldies outlet featuring hits of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. The format change for WLGZ has succeeded in increasing the station's audience.
The station's license was assigned to DJRO Broadcasting LLC on June 1, 2012. A noteworthy fact is that this station has not completely discarded songs and artists from the 1960s and early 1970s which are not commonly heard on commercial radio. However, WLGZ has adapted itsplaylist to feature a greater proportion of songs from the 1980s, as are heard onclassic hits outlets.
On September 21, 2017, at 6 p.m., WLGZ-FM launched anurban contemporary format branded as "105.5 The Beat" on its HD2 subchannel, fed on translator W288CS.[10]
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