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| Broadcast area | Erie, Pennsylvania |
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| Frequency | 92.7MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | HAPPI 927 |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio |
| Affiliations | United Stations Radio Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| Operator | Lilly Broadcasting |
| WICU-TV,WSEE-TV | |
| History | |
First air date | November 9, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-11-09) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | derived from sister stationWICU-TV |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 189528 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000watts |
| HAAT | 3 meters (9.8 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°07′25″N80°07′02″W / 42.12361°N 80.11722°W /42.12361; -80.11722 |
| Repeater(s) | 1310 WICU (Warren) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
WICU-FM (92.7MHz) is acontemporary hit radio-formattedradio station inErie, Pennsylvania, licensed toLawrence Park, Pennsylvania, under the ownership of SJL Broadcasting (a sister company toLilly Broadcasting). It uses the moniker "Happi 927". WICU-FM is simulcast inWarren on Lilly-ownedWICU (1310 AM and 96.7 FM).
The station, using the call sign WEHP, signed on the air November 9, 2012,stunting with songs including the word "Happy"; at 12 p.m. on November 16, 2012, it formally launched its contemporary hit radio format under the branding of "Happi 92.7".[2] The station was originally owned by Rick Rambaldo'a Erie Radio Company;[2] theconstruction permit had been acquired, under the name First Channel Communications, for $2,068,000 in a May 2011Federal Communications Commission (FCC) auction, outbidding an entity affiliated withConnoisseur Media.[3] Rambaldo had previously a group of Erie radio stations that was sold toNextMedia in 1999, and subsequently acquired by Connoisseur Media and theniHeartMedia.[4] The WEHP call sign was assigned on May 16, 2012.[5]
In September 2019, Erie Radio Company announced the sale of the station to SJL of Pennsylvania, owner ofWICU-TV, for $1.33 million; SJL is a sister company toLilly Broadcasting, whose holdings in the area includeWSEE-TV and threeWarren radio stations.[6] Under the terms of the agreement, Erie Radio Company retained the rights to the "Happi" brand, but granted SJL/Lilly a perpetual royalty-free license to use the name.[4] The sale was completed on December 31, 2019,[7] at which point the call sign was changed to WICU (the "-FM" suffix was added on February 13, 2020).[5] On April 1, 2020, WICU-FM began simulcasting in Warren onWICU (1310 AM and 96.7 FM).[8]
In September 2021, WICU-FM relocated its studios to the facilities of WICU-TV and WSEE-TV, up State Street from its original studios.[9]
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