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| Broadcast area | Jefferson County, New York |
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| Frequency | 97.5MHz |
| Branding | Froggy 97 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country music |
| Ownership | |
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| WCIZ-FM,WNER,WTNY | |
| History | |
First air date | October 1, 1968 (1968-10-1) |
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Call sign meaning | "Froggy" |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 97,000watts |
| HAAT | 145 meters (476 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | froggy97.com |
WFRY-FM (97.5MHzFroggy 97) is acommercialradio station inWatertown,New York. It is owned by theStephens Media Group and airs acountry musicradio format. It has the highest power of any radio station in the Watertownradio market, 97,000watts, as aClass C1 station.
Studios and offices are on Mullin Street in Watertown.[1] Thetransmitter is on State Street (Route 126) east of the downtown district.[2]
On October 1, 1968, the station firstsigned on asWOTT-FM.[3] It was the FM counterpart to WOTT (1410 AM, nowWNER). The two stations were owned by R.B.G. Productions, and mostlysimulcast their programming. At the time, it was powered at 39,000 watts, using a tower at 131 feet inheight above average terrain, so its signal was limited compared to today.
In the 1970s, the FM programming split from the AM station. WOTT aired aTop 40 format, while the FM station began airing a largelyautomatedcountry music format.[4] It switched itscall sign toWNCQ. In the 1980s, WNCQ and its country format moved over to AM 1410, while 97.5 FM becameWCIZ-FM, airing analbum oriented rock format.
“Froggy 97” came on the air as a country station, on January 6, 1997, afterWCIZ-FM moved to 93.5 FM. Management believed the country format should be on the more powerful station, reaching into rural areas around Watertown, while the less powerful frequency of 93.5 would be good for the rock format. (WCIZ later moved to 93.3 FM, allowing a new FM station to go on the air in nearbyKingston, Ontario at 93.5.)
“Froggy 97” was originally owned byPennsylvania-based Forever Broadcasting as part of their chain ofFroggy themed country stations. Forever later sold the station toRegent Broadcasting, which in turn sold the radio station to its current owner, the Stephens Media Group based inTulsa, Oklahoma.
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43°57′22″N75°50′42″W / 43.956°N 75.845°W /43.956; -75.845
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