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WWKL
Broadcast areaSouth Central Pennsylvania-Harrisburg-Lancaster-York
Frequency106.7MHz(HD Radio)
BrandingHot 106.7
Programming
FormatRhythmic contemporary
Ownership
Owner
WHGB,WNNK-FM,WQXA-FM,WTPA-FM
History
First air date
April 30, 1964;60 years ago(1964-04-30)(as WMSH-FM)
Former call signs
  • WMSH-FM (1964–1969)
  • WEPN-FM (1969–1971)
  • WPDC-FM (1971–1980)
  • WRKZ (1980–2002)
  • WCAT-FM (2002–2004)
  • WCPP (2004–2005)
  • WMHX (2005–2012)
  • WZCY-FM (2012–2018)
Call signmeaning
Sounds like "cool" (former branding)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID64842
ClassB
ERP14,000watts
HAAT283 meters (928 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°10′16.3″N76°35′48.8″W/ 40.171194°N 76.596889°W/40.171194; -76.596889
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.hot1067fm

WWKL(106.7FM) is acommercialradio stationlicensedtoHershey, Pennsylvania,and servingSouth Central Pennsylvania,includingHarrisburg,LancasterandYork.It is owned byCumulus Mediaand it broadcasts arhythmic contemporaryformat.The studios are on Vartan Way in Harrisburg.

WWKL is aClass BFM station. It has aneffective radiated power(ERP) of 14,000watts.Thetransmittertoweris on Tower Road inElizabethtown.[2]It broadcasts usingHD Radiotechnology.

History

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Early years

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The stationsigned onthe air on April 13, 1964.[3]Its originalcall signwas WMSH-FM and it was based inElizabethtown.WMSH was thesister stationto an AM outlet at 1600kHz.

FM 106.7 became WEPN-FM in 1969 and then WPDC-FM in 1971. In 1980, it switched its call letters to WRKZ and branded as "Z107" with acountry musicformat. Thecity of licensewas moved to Hershey and the power was boosted.

Cool Pop

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On February 19, 2004, the station changed its call sign to WCPP and rebranded asCoolpop.[4]This was after over 24 hours ofstuntingby playing "Pop Goes the Weasel"on a continuous loop. Many rumors circulated, trying to explain the loop. There were even rumors of a staff member taking hostages and locking him/herself in the studio and repeatedly playing the song. This proved false when aTop 40 (CHR)format was launched with "Hey Ya!"byOutkast.

The original air staff of Coolpop included only one live show, "Michelle & Mitchell" in the morning. The midday and afternoon shifts werevoicetrackedbyDJsfromCitadel Broadcasting Companysister stationWNTQ93Q inSyracuse, New York.By Spring 2004, a full line up of live local talent was hired. Sarah Vaughn on middays and Justin Louis on afternoons were added, along with the live Michelle & Mitchell morning show.

Coolpop was marketed as "The World's First Coolpop Station", mi xing a standard Mainstream CHR format along with some 1970s and 1980s "Cassette Classics" (later renamed "Coolpop Classics" ).

Coolpop also alternated theme weekends every other weekend. Some theme weekends included "One Hit Wonders","DivaDoubleplays "," Coolpop Classics ", and the popular 1970s-themed" Studio 106.7 ".

In early fall 2004, Michelle & Mitchell were replaced with Ed Coffey and Amy Warner. They had been hosts of a long running morning show from Harrisburg'sWTPA-FM.The pair had been fired from that station earlier in the summer.

Adult Hits and Gen X

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On July 1, 2005, Coolpop was suddenly replaced with anAdult Hitsformat branded asMix 106.7.

On April 9, 2010, Mix 106.7 was flipped toChannel 106.7,and was reformatted with a 1980s and 1990s Hits/Gen X format.

Citadel merged withCumulus Mediaon September 16, 2011.[5]

Z Country and Nash-FM

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The Gen X format was dropped on January 20, 2012 at 1:06p.m. At that point, the station became WZCY-FM "Z Country 106.7." The last song on Channel 106.7 wasBye Bye Byeby*Nsync,and the first song on Z Country 106.7 wasThis Is Country MusicbyBrad Paisley.

On February 3, 2014, at 12 p.m., WZCY-FM, along with nine other Cumulus-owned country music stations, made the switch to "Nash FM"branding asNash FM 106.7.[6]The final song on Z Country 106.7 wasPrayin' for DaylightbyRascal Flatts,while the first song on Nash FM 106.7 wasHow Country FeelsbyRandy Houser.

Top 40 and Rhythmic Contemporary

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On March 15, 2018, at 2PM, WZCY-FM flipped back tocontemporary hit radioas "Hot 106.7". This was part of a format swap withWWKL"Hot 93.5" which concurrently took on theNash FMbranding and a gold-based country format. The last song on "Hot 93.5" was “Young Dumb & Broke”byKhalid,while the first song on "Hot 106.7" was "Finesse"byBruno MarsandCardi B.[7]

This move was intended to reduce signal overlap and redundancy with co-owned country stationWIOV-FM105.1 inEphrata.WIOV-FM serves the Lancaster, York, and Reading metropolitan areas. The stronger signal on 106.7 was thought to be more competitive withiHeartMedia's competing Top 40 outletWHKFin Harrisburg.[8]iHeartMedia subsequently responded by flipping WHKF toalternative rockand redirecting its listeners to sister stationWLAN-FM96.9 in Lancaster. WLAN-FM similarly pivoted to serving the entire South Central Pennsylvaniamedia market.It took advantage of WWKL's sister station 105.7WQXA’s decision to shift fromAlternative RocktoMainstream Rockafter WTPA-FM was sold to theEducational Media Foundationand flipped to "K-Love,"the nationalContemporary Christiannetwork, in January 2018.[9]

In April 2024, WWKL shifted its format from Top 40/CHR to rhythmic contemporary.[10]It continues to call itself "Hot 106.7."

Signal note

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WWKL is short-spaced to four otherClass Bstations:WJFK-FM106.7 The Fan(licensed to serveManassas, Virginia),WWMXMix 106.5(licensed to serveBaltimore,Maryland),WCFT-FMBigfoot Country(licensed to serveBloomsburg, Pennsylvania), andWLTW-FM106.7 Lite FM(licensed to serveNew York City).

WJFK-FM and WLTW-FM both operate on the same channel as WWKL. The distance between WWKL's transmitter and WJFK-FM's transmitter is 96 miles, while the distance between WWKL's transmitter and WLTW-FM's transmitter is 142 miles, as determined by FCC rules.[11]The minimum distance between twoClass Bstations operating on the same channel according to currentFCCrules is 150 miles.[12]

WWMXandWCFT-FMboth operate on 106.5 MHz, a first adjacent channel to WWKL. The distance between WWKL's transmitter and WWMX's transmitter is 58 miles, while the distance between WWKL's transmitter and WCFT-FM's transmitter is 61 miles, as determined by FCC rules.[11]The minimum distance between two Class B stations operating on first adjacent channels according to currentFCCrules is 105 miles.[12]

References

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  1. ^"Facility Technical Data for WWKL".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^Radio-Locator /WWKL
  3. ^Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999(PDF).1999. p. D-374.RetrievedApril 23,2017.
  4. ^"Citadel Gives Harrisburg" Cool Pop "".fmqb.2004-02-19.Retrieved2016-05-12.
  5. ^"Cumulus now owns Citadel Broadcasting".Atlanta Business Journal.September 16, 2011.RetrievedSeptember 16,2011.
  6. ^"Cumulus Adds 11 More Nash-FM's".radioinsight.3 February 2014.Retrieved2016-05-12.
  7. ^Hot 93.5 moves to 106.7,YouTube.https://m.youtube /watch?v=0SB4mn756Ew.
  8. ^"Cumulus Completes Harrisburg Format Swap; Revamps Nash Lineup".RadioInsight.2018-03-15.Retrieved2018-03-16.
  9. ^"WHKF Harrisburg Flips To Alternative".RadioInsight.2018-04-04.Retrieved2018-04-04.
  10. ^Hot 106.7 Harrisburg Goes RhythmicRadioinsight - April 9, 2024
  11. ^ab"Reference points and distance computations. 47 CFR § 73.208".fcc.gov.Federal Communications Commission.Retrieved2022-08-31.
  12. ^ab"Minimum distance separation between stations. 47 CFR § 73.207(b)(1)"(PDF).fcc.gov.Federal Communications Commission.Retrieved2022-08-31.
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