WWHT-FM
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WWHT is a Rhythmic Top 40
station licensed to Syracuse, New York
. The Clear Channel Communications
outlet broadcasts at 107.9 MHz with an ERP of 50 kW.
broadcasting changed the station's format and call letters. Since that time, 107.9 FM has had several different formats and call signs ranging from Adult Contemporary, rock, country as WRRB, easy listening/classical as WRHP, and lastly Hit Country 108 WHEN-FM.
In 1996, 107.9 FM was sold again, this time to Cox Communications
the owners of country format competitor WBBS
(B104.7). It was then that it switched to its current format and the WWHT call letters. Although its music and direction is heavily focused on Rhythmic and Dance hits, it does plays a few mainstream Pop/Rock acts, which they primarily target towards young adults.
In 2010 WWHT increased the Rhythmic content while reducing the non-Rhythmic product, a trend that several Top 40/CHRs have been adopting, and by January 2011 made the shift to Rhythmic Top 40 altogether. The move to Rhythmic resulted in WWHT being moved from both BDS
and Mediabase
's Top 40/CHR panels to their Rhythmic panels in November 2011. Hot 1079's main competition is WNTQ
, the market's only mainstream top 40/CHR outlet and for whom WWHT had battled since its 1996 debut. As part of the Clear Channel family, Hot is part of the "powerhouse family" in Central New York.
Saturday On Air Line Up
Sunday On Air Line Up
Past Air Talent from Hot 107.9
Commercial free music starts playing at the top of each hour :00 to about :35 (35 minutes). 3 songs are played from :42 to :54.
Commercial breaks are played from :35 to :41 and :54 to :00 (usually last around 6 minutes or so).
Hot 107.9 usually plays on average about 12-14 songs an hour. 15-16 songs during the Third Shift Lift due to less commercials.
started airing Monday through Friday from 10AM to 2PM Eastern. The recently-launched American Top 5 segment started on March 29, 2010 where Ryan Seacrest counts down the Top 5 Songs Of The Day at 12pm Eastern. The nationally-syndicated American Top 40
With Ryan Seacrest is broadcast every Saturday morning from 6AM to 10AM Eastern since Saturday, March 20, 2010.
started airing Monday through Friday from 5am to 10am. The show comes from the sister station Z100 in New York City where it is heard live from 6AM to 10AM and the best of the morning show bits are heard from 5AM to 6AM. The show replaces Marty And Shannon In The Morning, but they are often heard on the radio at different times like in the afternoon and on weekends.
Rhythmic Contemporary
Rhythmic contemporary, also known as rhythmic top 40, rhythmic contemporary hit radio or rhythmic crossover, is a music radio format that includes a mix of EDM, upbeat rhythmic pop, hip-hop and R&B hits. Rhythmic contemporary rarely uses rock music or country music in its airplay, but it may...
station licensed to Syracuse, New York
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
. The Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
outlet broadcasts at 107.9 MHz with an ERP of 50 kW.
History
The station signed on the air as WONO in 1956, with a classical music format. That format and call letter assignment remained in place until 1979, when new owner Roy H. ParkRoy H. Park
Roy Hampton Park was an American media executive and entrepreneur. -Biography:Park was born in Dobson, North Carolina, the son of a tenant farmer...
broadcasting changed the station's format and call letters. Since that time, 107.9 FM has had several different formats and call signs ranging from Adult Contemporary, rock, country as WRRB, easy listening/classical as WRHP, and lastly Hit Country 108 WHEN-FM.
In 1996, 107.9 FM was sold again, this time to Cox Communications
Cox Communications
Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television, telecommunications and wireless services in the United States...
the owners of country format competitor WBBS
WBBS
WBBS is a Country music formatted radio station serving the Syracuse area. The Clear Channel Communications outlet broadcasts at 104.7 MHz with an ERP of 50 kW and is licensed to Fulton, New York.-History:...
(B104.7). It was then that it switched to its current format and the WWHT call letters. Although its music and direction is heavily focused on Rhythmic and Dance hits, it does plays a few mainstream Pop/Rock acts, which they primarily target towards young adults.
In 2010 WWHT increased the Rhythmic content while reducing the non-Rhythmic product, a trend that several Top 40/CHRs have been adopting, and by January 2011 made the shift to Rhythmic Top 40 altogether. The move to Rhythmic resulted in WWHT being moved from both BDS
Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems
Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, better known as BDS, is a service that tracks monitored radio, television and internet airplay of songs based on the number of spins and detections...
and Mediabase
Mediabase
Mediabase is a music industry service that monitors radio station airplay in 180 US and Canadian markets. Mediabase publishes music charts and data based on the most played songs on terrestrial and satellite radio, and provides in-depth analytical tools for radio and record industry professionals...
's Top 40/CHR panels to their Rhythmic panels in November 2011. Hot 1079's main competition is WNTQ
WNTQ
WNTQ, 93Q, is a Mainstream Top 40 station based in Syracuse, New York. The Cumulus Media outlet operates at 93.1 MHz with an ERP of 97 kW.-History:...
, the market's only mainstream top 40/CHR outlet and for whom WWHT had battled since its 1996 debut. As part of the Clear Channel family, Hot is part of the "powerhouse family" in Central New York.
On Air Line Up
Monday Through Friday- 5AM To 10AM: Elvis Duran and the Morning ShowElvis Duran and the Morning ShowElvis Duran and The Morning Show is the name of an American syndicated radio program hosted by Elvis Duran. The daily morning radio show currently airs on New York Top 40 station Z100...
- 10AM To 2PM: On Air with Ryan Seacrest (radio)On Air with Ryan Seacrest (radio)On Air with Ryan Seacrest is the name of an American syndicated radio program hosted by Ryan Seacrest. As of 2010, the daily morning radio show airs on Los Angeles top 40 station KIIS-FM and was launched at the same time as the television show with the same name, although Seacrest had hosted a...
- 2PM To 5PM: MartyMartyMarty is a 1953 teleplay by Paddy Chayefsky. It was telecast live May 24, 1953, on The Goodyear Television Playhouse with Rod Steiger in the title role and Nancy Marchand, in her television debut, playing opposite him as Clara...
(One Man Party) - 5PM To 10PM: CruzCruzCruz is a surname of Iberian origin, first found in Castile , Spain. It means “cross,” either the figure or a cross of lines or ways in Spanish and Portuguese. In The Philippines the word is rendered to “krus”, but the Spanish form is used for surnames...
(Radio Show from Kiss 96.7FM) - 10PM To 2AM: Mack
- 2AM To 5AM: Danger BoyDanger BoyDanger Boy, created and written by Mark London Williams, is a young adult time travel series. Beginning in 2019, the series follows the time spanning adventures of twelve year old Eli Sands, the eponymous protagonist, and his companions: Clyne, a good-natured dinosaur from another planet who...
(Third Shift Lift)
Saturday On Air Line Up
- 6AM To 10AM: American Top 40American Top 40American Top 40 is an internationally syndicated, independent radio program created by Casey Kasem, Don Bustany, Tom Rounds and Ron Jacobs. Originally a production of Watermark Inc...
With Ryan Seacrest - 10AM To 2PM: Shannon
- 2PM To 7PM: Mo Bounce
- 7PM To 10PM: Deuce
- 10PM To 2AM: Overdrive (Hosted by Jus Mic)
Sunday On Air Line Up
- 6AM To 9AM: Live In The Den With Big TiggerBig TiggerDarian "Big Tigger" Morgan , also known as Big Tigg; is an American television and radio personality best known as the host of BET's Rap City and 106 & Park.- :...
(Top 20 Countdown) - 9AM To 12PM: Weekend Top 30 Countdown With Hollywood Hamilton Sean HamiltonSean HamiltonSean "Hollywood" Hamilton is an American radio personality. He is the host of the Weekend Top30 Countdown and the Remix Top40 Countdown heard in over 280 cities in the United States and throughout the world. He can also be heard live weekday afternoons on WKTU in New York City...
- 12PM To 2PM: Deuce
- 2PM To 7PM: Mo Bounce
- 7PM To 10PM: Maxwell
- 10PM To 11PM: Teen Talk (Listen And Call 1-800-245-8336)
- 11PM To 5AM: Danger BoyDanger BoyDanger Boy, created and written by Mark London Williams, is a young adult time travel series. Beginning in 2019, the series follows the time spanning adventures of twelve year old Eli Sands, the eponymous protagonist, and his companions: Clyne, a good-natured dinosaur from another planet who...
Past Air Talent from Hot 107.9
- Step It Up! (Radio Show) (Listen to it Saturday Mornings From 6AM To 8AM on Power 620AM/used to be Power 106.9FM)
- Former Morning Producer Deaf Geoff (Has/writes his own blog in Post Standard Newspaper)
- Ralphie AversaRalphie AversaRalphie Aversa is a syndicated radio personality that works in Top 40. His current home-base station is 92.3 but can also be heard on 97 WBHT....
(Moved to 97BHT in Northeast Pennsylvania after previously working evenings) - DJ S-1 (Moved to Movin' 100 after previously working evenings)
- DJ Maestro (Moved to another radio station after previously working Friday And Saturday Nights)
- Ed McMannEd McMannEd McMann is a disc jockey, voice-over talent and radio personality best known for his work for Clear Channel Communications.Based in Boston, Massachusetts, McMann's voice can be heard on many stations, including WXKS-FM in Boston , WXKS-AM in Boston , WHCN in Hartford, Connecticut, WWHT Ed...
(Moved to another radio station after previously working middays) - Lindsay (Previously worked middays before On Air with Ryan Seacrest (radio)On Air with Ryan Seacrest (radio)On Air with Ryan Seacrest is the name of an American syndicated radio program hosted by Ryan Seacrest. As of 2010, the daily morning radio show airs on Los Angeles top 40 station KIIS-FM and was launched at the same time as the television show with the same name, although Seacrest had hosted a...
) - Joshua B (Previously worked weekends and can be heard on Star 105.7 Binghamton)
Segments/Programs
- Ryan Seacrest's American Top 5! - People vote for their favorite songs and the Top 5 songs are played at 12PM.
- Hot 8 At 8 - People vote for their favorite song throughout the day and the Hot 8 songs are played at 8PM.
Commercial free music starts playing at the top of each hour :00 to about :35 (35 minutes). 3 songs are played from :42 to :54.
Commercial breaks are played from :35 to :41 and :54 to :00 (usually last around 6 minutes or so).
Hot 107.9 usually plays on average about 12-14 songs an hour. 15-16 songs during the Third Shift Lift due to less commercials.
Ryan Seacrest
Since Monday, May 4, 2009, the nationally syndicated On Air with Ryan Seacrest (radio)On Air with Ryan Seacrest (radio)
On Air with Ryan Seacrest is the name of an American syndicated radio program hosted by Ryan Seacrest. As of 2010, the daily morning radio show airs on Los Angeles top 40 station KIIS-FM and was launched at the same time as the television show with the same name, although Seacrest had hosted a...
started airing Monday through Friday from 10AM to 2PM Eastern. The recently-launched American Top 5 segment started on March 29, 2010 where Ryan Seacrest counts down the Top 5 Songs Of The Day at 12pm Eastern. The nationally-syndicated American Top 40
American Top 40
American Top 40 is an internationally syndicated, independent radio program created by Casey Kasem, Don Bustany, Tom Rounds and Ron Jacobs. Originally a production of Watermark Inc...
With Ryan Seacrest is broadcast every Saturday morning from 6AM to 10AM Eastern since Saturday, March 20, 2010.
Elvis Duran and the Morning Show
Since Friday, August 13, 2010, the nationally syndicated Elvis Duran and the Morning ShowElvis Duran and the Morning Show
Elvis Duran and The Morning Show is the name of an American syndicated radio program hosted by Elvis Duran. The daily morning radio show currently airs on New York Top 40 station Z100...
started airing Monday through Friday from 5am to 10am. The show comes from the sister station Z100 in New York City where it is heard live from 6AM to 10AM and the best of the morning show bits are heard from 5AM to 6AM. The show replaces Marty And Shannon In The Morning, but they are often heard on the radio at different times like in the afternoon and on weekends.
- Phone Tap - Free Money Phone Tap! Listen to the show for a chance to win $500 (Played Weekdays at 7:20AM and 9:20AM)