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18-466: WLPA may refer to: WRKY (AM) , a radio station (1490 AM) licensed to serve Lancaster, Pennsylvania, which held the call sign WLPA from 1979 to 2021 WPPY , a radio station (92.7 FM) licensed to serve Starview, Pennsylvania, which held the call sign WLPA-FM from 2014 to 2015 [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about radio and/or television stations with

36-710: A sports radio format, first affiliating with Fox Sports Radio . On August 1, 2013, WLPA became an affiliate of ESPN Radio . The station had attempted to affiliate with ESPN Radio for some years beforehand, but was unable to do so due to its geographic proximity to another ESPN affiliate, WGLD in Manchester Township . However, that station joined CBS Sports Radio in early 2013, making the ESPN affiliation available to WLPA. On April 1, 2015, WLPA changed format from ESPN sports to adult standards , supplied by Westwood One 's America's Best Music service, returning

54-530: A Top 40 (CHR) format. The station’s call sign changed to WNUU on November 1, 2021. On November 1, 2022, WNUU dropped its top 40 (CHR) format and began stunting with Christmas music , branded as "Santa 92.7", with a new format to launch in January. The station applied to change its callsign to WPPY, effective January 1, 2023. On that date, WPPY launched an adult contemporary format branded as "Happy 92.7". The station again began playing Christmas music under

72-522: Is a commercial radio station licensed to Starview, Pennsylvania (a neighborhood of Mount Wolf ), and serving the York and Harrisburg radio markets . It airs an adult contemporary radio format , switching to Christmas music for much of November and December. It is owned by Forever Media. WPPY's studios and offices are located at 275 Radio Road in Hanover, Pennsylvania . Its broadcast tower

90-560: Is located near Copenhaffer Road in Conewago Township , York County at ( 40°4′32.3″N 76°48′1.9″W  /  40.075639°N 76.800528°W  / 40.075639; -76.800528 ). On June 23, 1971, the Federal Communications Commission granted Capital Media, Inc., a construction permit for a new station on 92.7 MHz. While it was still being built, the station was assigned

108-518: Is powered at 600 watts , using a non-directional antenna . The transmitter is off Fruitville Pike in Lancaster. Programming is also heard on FM translator W223CH at 92.5 MHz . The station first signed on the air in June 1922. It is one of Pennsylvania's earliest stations. The original call sign was WGAL. The station was once housed in the historic Jasper Yeates House . WGAL was owned by

126-650: The Steinman family, which also owned two local newspapers, the Intelligencer Journal and the Lancaster New Era . In 1947 an FM sister station went on the air, WGAL-FM, now WROZ . In 1949, the family added Pennsylvania's first television station outside Philadelphia . The TV station is now owned by The Hearst Corporation and still has the WGAL call sign . For most of its history, WGAL/WLPA

144-506: The WLPA-FM call sign was changed to WONN-FM. On July 23, 2021, it was announced that Forever Media would purchase WONN-FM along with WLPA and its translator for a total of $ 400,000. This signals Hall Communications' withdrawal from the market, as the sale of 101.3 WROZ to religious broadcaster Educational Media Foundation was announced earlier that month. The sale was consummated on October 15, 2021. WONN-FM simultaneously switched to

162-534: The WRHY call sign on September 7, 1971. It signed on for the first time on November 22, 1971. WRHY was granted its first license by the FCC on January 20, 1972. By 1974, the station was airing a progressive rock format. On May 13, 1976, the FCC granted a voluntary assignment of the station's license from Capital Media, Inc., to Harrea Broadcasters, Inc. By 1980, the station's format had shifted to AOR . In 1982,

180-570: The first song being "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin. Rick Everett, former Hall Communications operations manager of Cat Country 98.1 WCTK in Providence, Rhode Island, was hired as a consultant for the transition. The syndicated The Free Beer and Hot Wings Show aired weekday mornings. On September 1, 2014, WKZF changed its call sign to WLPA-FM, in anticipation of its format change to sports radio from ESPN Radio , which took place at midnight on September 3, 2014. On December 2, 2015,

198-399: The format changed to "contemporary". The station's license was voluntarily transferred from Harrea Broadcasters, Inc., to Starview Media, Inc., on July 27, 1983. On August 12, 1983, the station switched call signs to WHTF. Its format changed to contemporary hit radio /top 40 branded as 92 Rock . The format evolved toward classic rock over the next two years, and by the summer of 1985,

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216-477: The market, as the sale of 101.3 WROZ to religious broadcaster Educational Media Foundation was announced earlier that month. The sale consummated on October 15, 2021. WLPA and its translator subsequently switched to a simulcast of the classic rock programming of sister station WYCR. The station’s call sign was changed to WRKY effective November 1, 2021. WRKY programming is broadcast on the following translator : WPPY WPPY (92.7 FM , "Happy 92.7")

234-484: The same/similar call signs or branding. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WLPA&oldid=1130951606 " Category : Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages WRKY (AM) WRKY

252-459: The station switched its call sign to WHBO and its format to oldies as "Big Oldies" 92.7, followed by another call sign change on March 1, 2004, to WSJW and a format change to smooth jazz . On July 29, 2011, the station abruptly dropped its Smooth Jazz format and began stunting , mainly with cover versions of Led Zeppelin 's " Stairway to Heaven ". The following message was displayed on the station's website: The decision to end Smooth Jazz 92.7

270-522: The station to the music it once played decades ago. On April 4, 2016, WLPA reverted back to a sports radio format, with a simulcast of the ESPN Radio programming of sister station WONN-FM, now WPPY . WLPA adopted that station's ESPN Radio 92.7 branding at that time. On July 23, 2021, it was announced that Forever Media would purchase WLPA and its translator along with WONN-FM for a total of $ 400,000. This signals Hall Communications' withdrawal from

288-467: The station's branding changed to Starview 92 , then Starview 92.7 . On February 12, 1993, the station switched to an active rock format and re-branded as Solid Rock 92.7 . On November 13, 1995, Hall Communications, Inc., announced the purchase of station. The sale consummated on January 16, 1996. On February 23, 1996, the station returned to the classic rock format, changing the call sign to WEGK and re-branding as 92.7 The Eagle . On June 6, 2001,

306-495: Was a full service radio station, airing middle of the road music , news, talk and sports. It was a long-time affiliate of the NBC Radio Network . In the early 1990s, WLPA simulcast the audio of CNN Headline News and WGAL's local newscasts, before switching to One-on-One Sports, then Sporting News Radio (both forerunners of SportsMap ). It also broadcast Philadelphia Phillies games. In July 2005, WLPA changed to

324-460: Was not an easy one to make. Many factors contributed to the change, including the fact that listenership never reached predicted levels and revenues coming in were not enough to support the station and keep it on the air. We thank you for being a loyal listener and for your support of the station. A new format will begin shortly. On August 1, 2011, the station changed its call sign to WKZF, returning to classic rock, and re-branding as 92.7 WKZF , with

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