WWWY
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{{Infobox radio station
| logo = File:WWWY 106.1TheRiver logo.jpg
| name = WWWY
| city = North Vernon, Indiana
| area = Columbus, Indiana
Franklin, Indiana
Madison, Indiana
| branding = 106.1 The River
| frequency = 106.1 MHz
| airdate = March 19, 1963
| format = Classic hits
| erp = 50,000 watts
| haat = 148 meters
| class = B
| facility_id = 61195
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = WOCH-FM (1979–1983)
WNVI-FM (1983–1988)
WINN (1988–2001)
| owner = White River Broadcasting Co., Inc.
| affiliations = Compass Media Networks
| sister_stations = WCSI, WINN
| webcast = [https://v7player.wostreaming.net/911 Listen Live]
| website = [http://www.1061theriver.com/ 1061theriver.com]
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WWWY (106.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to North Vernon, Indiana, the station serves the areas of Columbus, Indiana; Franklin, Indiana; and Madison, Indiana, and is owned by White River Broadcasting Co., Inc.[http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=61195 WWWY] fcc.gov Accessed September 14, 2012
History
106.1 FM signed on March 19, 1963, as WINN-FM.{{cite web|title=History of WINN-FM|url=http://www.indianaradio.net/stations/41891.html|accessdate=16 December 2012}} 106.1 FM became WWWY-FM in late 2001.{{cite web|title=History of WWWY|url=http://www.indianaradio.net/stations/61195.html|accessdate=16 December 2012}}
The radio station has had various different formats in its history. One of the most popular formats that was on WWWY was a mainstream rock format that was branded as "Rockin' Hits Y106" and later on as "Y106 Indiana's Rock Station" that existed from circa 2004 to June 29, 2012.{{cite web|title=Earliest Know Existence of Y106 |url=http://www.y106.com/ |accessdate=16 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040226161654/http://www.y106.com/ |archivedate=February 26, 2004 }} One June 29, 2012, WWWY started simulcasting the classic hits format that also existed on WINN-FM 104.9. On June 2, 2012, WINN 104.9 FM became a hot adult contemporary format.{{cite web|title=Columbus, IN Format Shuffle|url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/58755/columbus-in-format-shuffle/|accessdate=16 December 2012}}{{cite web|title=White River Broadcasting Re-Brands 2 of their Stations|url=http://www.columbuzz.net/index.php/mobile/permalink/4188.html|accessdate=4 February 2014}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.1061theriver.com/ WWWY's official website]
- {{FM station data|61195|WWWY}}
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{{Classic Hits Radio Stations in Indiana}}
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Category:Radio stations established in 1963
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