WWOT (100.1 FM) is the

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music formatted

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in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Seven Mountains Media and is related to Hot 92.1 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The station has an ERP of 3,000

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History of the 100.1 frequency

100.1 was previously held by WPRR, which was also a CHR formatted station from 1986 until the call letter change to WWOT on March 15, 2005. Prior to the format change in 1986, WPRR had been formatted as AOR since 1980, and prior to 1980 it had been WVAM-FM, an automated, Drake-Chenault, Top 40 station. One of its most popular features in the 1990s was the morning show with Tommy Edwards and Danice Bell, which aired every weekday. Other popular personalities to pass through WPPR during the 1980s and 1990s were Scott St. John, Dave McCall, Steve Hilton, Bob McCarty, Dave Austin, J.B. Savage, Kristen Fox, Chad Bender, Jim Hatch, Darrell Ray, Hollywood John Harlow, Doug Taylor (Doug Yoel) and Rich Dennis.

Conflict with 100.1 in Romney, West Virginia

As one travels southbound on Interstate 99 towards

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, WWOT's signal will start to conflict with

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in Romney, West Virginia, a

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station. Romney is located near the intersection of

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, US 50 and West Virginia Route 28. Temperature inversions can cause FM signals to travel farther, but the two stations are operating within

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guidelines.

Sale to Seven Mountains Media

It was announced on October 12, 2022 that Forever Media is selling 34 stations, including WWOT and the entire Altoona cluster, to

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-based Seven Mountains Media for $17.3 million. The deal closed on January 2, 2023.

Weekday Programming

*6 a.m. to 10 a.m. - Jonathan Doll *10 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Jay Cruze *3 p.m. to 8 p.m. - Kelsie Paige *8 p.m. to 1 a.m. - Tyler Gray *1 a.m. to 6 a.m. - Tony Zazza

Saturday Programming

*9 a.m. to 11 a.m. -

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90s with Kid Kelly *7 p.m. to 12 a.m. - Most Requested Live with Romeo *12 a.m. to 2 a.m. - In The Mix with HK

Sunday Programming

*8 a.m. to 12 p.m. -

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with Ryan Seacrest *7 p.m. to 12 a.m. -

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with Joe Breezy

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