WFSY

Panama City, Florida
Broadcast area	Panama City, Florida
Frequency	98.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Sunny 98.5
Programming
Format	Adult contemporary
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WEBZ, WFLF-FM, WPAP
History
First air date	1971 (1971) (as WGNE-FM)
Former call signs	WGNE-FM (1971–1986)
Call sign meaning	"Florida Sunny"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	66667
Class	C0
ERP	96,000 watts 100,000 watts (W/beam tilt)
HAAT	330 meters (1,080 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	30°30′42.7″N 85°29′16.9″W / 30.511861°N 85.488028°W / 30.511861; -85.488028
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	sunny985.iheart.com

WFSY (98.5 FM) is a radio station which normally broadcasts an adult contemporary format but during the holidays, broadcasts Christmas music.^[2] Licensed to Panama City, Florida, United States, the station also serves the Dothan, Alabama, market. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia and features programming from iHeart subsidiary Premiere Networks.^[3] Current morning programming includes that of Murphy, Sam, and Jodi.

History

WFSY went on the air as WGNE-FM in 1971, an FM simulcast of AM beautiful music station WGNE. Because of its position at 98.5 MHz, its callsign was advertised as standing for "Genie Ninety Eight", rather than the AM station's, which just represented its tagline, "Genie Radio".

After the AM station was sold to Gulf Coast Community College (now Gulf Coast State College) in 1982, the station flipped to an oldies format, which lasted until 1986.

In 1986, WGNE-FM became WFSY, marketed as "Sunny 98.5", and flipped from oldies to adult contemporary.

In 1997, WFSY, WPBH, WDIZ, and WPAP were sold to iHeartMedia (then known as Clear Channel).

References

External links

• WFSY in the FCC FM station database
• WFSY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database