WLYI

WLYI (103.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, United States. It serves Western Pennsylvania including part of Greater Pittsburgh, as well as the West Virginia Panhandle and Eastern Ohio. It is owned by Forever Media and airs a Classic Country radio format known as "Willie 103.5."

WLYI
CityBurgettstown, Pennsylvania
Broadcast areaWestern Pennsylvania
West Virginia Panhandle
Eastern Ohio
Frequency103.5 MHz
BrandingWillie 103.5
Programming
FormatClassic Country
Ownership
OwnerForever Media
(FM Radio Licenses, LLC)
WFGI-FM, WOGI, WOGG
History
First air date
May 1, 1947 (as WSTV-FM)
Former call signs
WSTV-FM (1947-1974)
WRKY (1974-2000)
WOGE (2000)
WOGH (2000-2017)
Call sign meaning
WLYI = "Willy"
Technical information
Facility ID65408
ClassB
ERP19,500 watts
HAAT247 meters (820 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°20′33.00″N 80°37′14.00″W
Links
WebsiteWillie1035.com

WLYI has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 19,500 watts. The transmitter is on Burr Avenue in Mingo Junction, Ohio, near the Ohio River.[1] It shares a tower with WTOV-TV.

WLYI on a SPARC HD Radio with RDS.

History

On May 1, 1947, the station signed on as WSTV-FM. It was originally licensed to Steubenville, Ohio, co-owned with WSTV (1340 AM). The two stations mostly simulcast, although WSTV went dark in 2011.

In the early 2000s, WLYI was part of a multi-station simulcast known as "Froggy." Sister stations include the "Froggyland" flagship WOGI "Froggy 104.3", WOGG "Froggy 94.9" and WFGI "Froggy 95.5". FM 103.5 had Froggy-oriented call signs, WOGE in 2000 and WOGH from 2000 to 2017. On April 11, 2017, WOGH split from the "Froggy" simulcast and flipped to classic country, branded as "Willie 103.5."[2] On April 17, 2017, WOGH changed its call letters to WLYI, to go with the "Willie 103.5" branding.[3]

WLYI had an application with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to move its tower location from Jefferson County, Ohio, to an area near Imperial, Pennsylvania, thus giving it complete coverage within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. However that application was dismissed by the FCC for failing to provide FAA registration data for the application.[4] The station is currently owned by Forever Media, LLC.[5][6][7]

References
  1. Radio-Locator.com/WLYI
  2. Forever Brings Classic Country to Pittsburgh Radioinsight - April 11, 2017
  3. "Radio Station Finder".
  4. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=11382
  5. "WLYI Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  6. "WOGH Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  7. "Application Service Contour Map". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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