WJYE
Encyclopedia
WJYE is located in the Buffalo, New York
area and broadcasts at 96.1 FM. Its transmitter is located in Buffalo
.
WJYE signed on in 1966 (As WBNY-FM). It currently is owned by Townsquare Media. The station runs a soft rock
/adult contemporary format and has had this format since 1988, having previously been a beautiful music
/easy listening
station. It is branded as "Joy 96" (the JY in WJYE stands for the word "joy"), though WJYE had abandoned that branding in 1995. In 2010, WJYE brought back the "joy" name as The New 96.1 Joy FM. WJYE is the Buffalo area home of the Delilah
program. Starting in 2007, the station transitioned from its previous soft rock format to a more adult contemporary sound. In recent times, the station played more rhythmic songs like Single Ladies
by Beyoncé, but rhythmic songs are still rare on WJYE's playlist.
WJYE switches its format to 100% Christmas music
about two weeks before Thanksgiving lasting through New Year's Day.
WJYE began streaming its programming on the Internet in November 2006.
WJYE's radio personalities include:
WJYE also uses many freelance radio personalities in the present and past.
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
area and broadcasts at 96.1 FM. Its transmitter is located in Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
.
WJYE signed on in 1966 (As WBNY-FM). It currently is owned by Townsquare Media. The station runs a soft rock
Soft rock
Soft rock is a style of music which uses the techniques of rock music to compose a softer, more toned-down sound. Soft rock songs generally tend to focus on themes like love, everyday life and relationships. The genre tends to make heavy use of acoustic guitars, pianos, synthesizers and sometimes...
/adult contemporary format and has had this format since 1988, having previously been a beautiful music
Beautiful music
Beautiful music is a mostly instrumental music format that was prominent in American radio from the 1960s through the 1980s...
/easy listening
Easy listening
Easy listening is a broad style of popular music and radio format that emerged in the 1950s, evolving out of big band music, and related to MOR music as played on many AM radio stations. It encompasses the exotica, beautiful music, light music, lounge music, ambient music, and space age pop genres...
station. It is branded as "Joy 96" (the JY in WJYE stands for the word "joy"), though WJYE had abandoned that branding in 1995. In 2010, WJYE brought back the "joy" name as The New 96.1 Joy FM. WJYE is the Buffalo area home of the Delilah
Delilah Rene
Delilah Rene Luke , almost always known mononymously as Delilah, is an American radio personality, author, and songwriter, best known as the host of a nationally syndicated nightly U.S...
program. Starting in 2007, the station transitioned from its previous soft rock format to a more adult contemporary sound. In recent times, the station played more rhythmic songs like Single Ladies
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
"Single Ladies " is a song by American recording artist Beyoncé Knowles from her third studio album, I Am... Sasha Fierce. It was released by Columbia Records on October 12, 2008 as the album's lead single, and appeared with "If I Were a Boy" as a double A-side single, demonstrating the...
by Beyoncé, but rhythmic songs are still rare on WJYE's playlist.
WJYE switches its format to 100% Christmas music
Christmas music
Christmas music comprises a variety of genres of music normally performed or heard around the Christmas season, which tends to begin in the months leading up the actual holiday and end in the weeks shortly thereafter.-Early:...
about two weeks before Thanksgiving lasting through New Year's Day.
WJYE began streaming its programming on the Internet in November 2006.
WJYE's radio personalities include:
- Joe Chille, Weekdays, 5:30-9AM, "Buffalo's Morning Show with Joe and Cheryl"
- Cheryl Hagen, Weekdays, 5:30-9AM, "Buffalo's Morning Show with Joe and Cheryl"
- Alexis Williams, Weekdays, 9AM-3PM, Sundays, 1-7PM, "The Midday Show with Alexis"
- Chuck Stevens, Weekdays, 3-7PM, Saturdays, 6PM-12am, "The Afternoon Show with Chuck Stevens"
- Delilah ReneDelilah ReneDelilah Rene Luke , almost always known mononymously as Delilah, is an American radio personality, author, and songwriter, best known as the host of a nationally syndicated nightly U.S...
, Weekdays and Sundays, 7PM-12AM, Delilah After Dark
WJYE also uses many freelance radio personalities in the present and past.