WFSY

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WFSY

| logo = File:WFSY sunny98.5 logo.png

| city = Panama City, Florida

| area = Panama City, Florida

| branding = Sunny 98.5

| frequency = 98.5 MHz {{HD Radio}}

| airdate = {{start date and age|1971}} (as WGNE-FM)

| format = Adult contemporary

| erp = {{ubl|96,000 watts|100,000 watts (W/beam tilt)}}

| haat = {{convert|330|meters}}

| class = C0

| licensing_authority = FCC

| facility_id = 66667

| coordinates = {{coord|30|30|42.7|N|85|29|16.9|W|region:US-FL_type:landmark|display=inline, title}}

| callsign_meaning = "Florida Sunny"

| former_callsigns = WGNE-FM (1971–1987)

| affiliations = Premiere Networks

| owner = iHeartMedia

| licensee = iHM Licenses, LLC

| sister_stations = WEBZ, WFLF-FM, WPAP

| webcast = [https://www.iheart.com/live/sunny-985-2800/ Listen Live]

| website = [https://sunny985.iheart.com/ sunny985.iheart.com]

}}

WFSY (98.5 FM) is a radio station which normally broadcasts an adult contemporary format but during the holidays, broadcasts Christmas music.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WFSY |title=WFSY Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }} Licensed to Panama City, Florida, United States, the station also serves the Dothan, Alabama, market. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia and features programming from iHeart subsidiary Premiere Networks.{{cite web|url=http://www.arbitron.com|title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron }} Current morning programming includes that of Murphy, Sam, and Jodi.

History

WFSY went on the air as WGNE-FM in 1971, an FM simulcast of AM beautiful music station WGNE. Because of its position at 98.5 MHz, its callsign was advertised as standing for "Genie Ninety Eight", rather than the AM station's, which just represented its tagline, "Genie Radio".

The station adopted a beautiful music format in quadraphonic stereo on January 4, 1975, rebranding to "Q-98" until at least 1978.

After the AM station was sold to Gulf Coast Community College (now Gulf Coast State College) in 1982, the station flipped to an oldies format, which lasted until 1987.

In 1987, WGNE-FM became WFSY, marketed as "Sunny 98.5", and flipped from oldies to adult contemporary.

In 1997, WFSY, WPBH, WDIZ, and WPAP were sold to iHeartMedia (then known as Clear Channel).

References

External links

{{FM station data|66667|WFSY}}

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Category:Mainstream adult contemporary radio stations in the United States

Category:IHeartMedia radio stations

Category:Radio stations established in 1971

Category:1971 establishments in Florida