WWSR (93.1
FM, "93.1 The Fan") is a commercial
radio station
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in
Lima, Ohio, broadcasting a
sports
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format.
History
WWSR (previously WFGF) was founded in August 1985 as WYRX "93 Rocks"(later 93-X and briefly as WFRY) which would become a
sister station to
WZOQ
WFGF (92.1 FM, "92.1 The Frog") is a commercial radio station based in Wapakoneta, Ohio, broadcasting a country music format. Its studios are located in Lima, Ohio, with their transmitter located in Cridersville, Ohio, between Wapakoneta and L ...
at first with an
album-oriented rock
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Album-orien ...
format and transmits with 3,000 watts E.R.P. Its studios were shared with WZOQ in a building which previously housed a
KFC restaurant on Cable Road in Lima. Its transmitter is located on Baty Rd. When Forever Broadcasting purchased the former WCIT-AM and WLSR-FM, the studios were moved up the street into the location of the AM/FM combo now known respectively as the resurrected
WCIT (AM)
WCIT (940 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Lima, Ohio. The station, along with FM sister stations WEGE, WWSR and WFGF, share studio facilities on Town Square Rd. in Lima. WCIT must operate with reduced power after local sunset to avoi ...
with an oldies format and classic rock
WEGE
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*Wege (surname), people with the name
*WEGE, radio station in Lima, Ohio
*''Wege zum Glück'', a German telenovela
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-FM. The call letter and format switch to WFGF "Froggy 93" took place in March 1998. Although, Froggy did make a brief country format appearance in 1993 and changed back to the rock format, 93-X. Froggy 93 continued its local country music following in Lima.
The
WFGF
WFGF (92.1 FM, "92.1 The Frog") is a commercial radio station based in Wapakoneta, Ohio, broadcasting a country music format. Its studios are located in Lima, Ohio, with their transmitter located in Cridersville, Ohio, between Wapakoneta and L ...
callsign and country format was moved to 92.1 in May 2009 as the new branding "92.1 The Frog."
Station ownership
*1993 - 2003 FOREVER BROADCASTING LLC - also owned stations in Altoona, Johnstown, State College and Meadville
*2003 - 2013 MAVERICK MEDIA LLC - also owns stations in Santa Rosa Calif, Eau Claire WI and Rockford Ill.
*2013 - 2017 CHILDERS MEDIA GROUP LLC - a Lima-based company
*2017–present WOOF BOOM RADIO
Change to sports radio
On June 1, 2009, the sports/talk format on sister station WZOQ was moved over to the 93.1 FM facility, while the country music format and WFGF calls were moved to the 92.1 FM facility, replacing the soft AC ''"Star"'' format. The 940 AM facility assumed an oldies format and reverted to its original WCIT callsign. "93.1 The Fan" carries the programming of the national sports network ESPN Radio. Some local sports programming included "SportsTalk With Koza" hosted by former WLIO-TV sports director Vince Koza, and "Sportsrap with Matt and Matt."
Effective July 1, 2013, WWSR and its sister stations were sold by Maverick Media LLC to a local company, Childers Media Group LLC, at a price of $2.1 million; its studios and offices were moved to new facilities located at 57 Town Square in downtown Lima. In 2017, Childers Media was purchased by former Maverick Media LLC General Manager J. Chapman and Woof Boom Radio which is based in Muncie Indiana with clusters in Muncie, Anderson and Lafayette.
Former logo
References
External links
WWSR "Sports Radio 93.1 The Fan" official website*
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Lima, Ohio
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Radio stations established in 1993
1993 establishments in Ohio