WYLF

WYLF
City Penn Yan, New York
Broadcast area Rochester area
Slogan Timeless Favorites
Frequency 850 kHz
Format Adult Standards/MOR
Audience share 0.4, #25 (Fa'07, R&R[1])
Power 1000 watts day
45 watts night
Class D
Facility ID 39466
Transmitter coordinates 42°39′41″N 77°07′14″W / 42.66139°N 77.12056°W / 42.66139; -77.12056
Former callsigns WOZO (1981-1984)
WQKA (1984-1988)
Owner M B Communications, Inc.

WYLF (850 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an Adult Standards/MOR format. Located near Penn Yan, New York, USA, the station serves the Rochester area. The station is currently owned by M B Communications, Inc.[2]

History

The station went on the air as WOZO on November 11, 1981, then changed callsigns to WQKA on July 23, 1984 and finally on October 1, 1988 to the current WYLF.[3] For a time, it has syndicated the Oldies/Standards format from Citadel Media's "Timeless" satellite feed, but due to its demise, it's provided locally since February 15, 2010.

References

  1. "Rochester Market Ratings". Radio and Records. Retrieved Fa'07. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. "WYLF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "WYLF Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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