WFYR

For the radio station at 103.5 in Chicago, Illinois and formerly known as WFYR-FM, see WKSC-FM.
WFYR
City Elmwood, Illinois
Broadcast area Peoria, Illinois
Branding Nash FM 97.3
Slogan Country For Life
Frequency 97.3 MHz
First air date 1993 (1993)
Format Country
ERP 23,500 watts
HAAT 103 meters (338 ft)
Class B1
Facility ID 72080
Transmitter coordinates 40°46′22.1″N 89°44′50.4″W / 40.772806°N 89.747333°W / 40.772806; -89.747333 (NAD83)
Callsign meaning "Fire" (station's original nickname, Fire 97.3)
Owner Cumulus Media
(Radio License Holding CBC, LLC)
Sister stations WGLO, WIXO, WVEL, WZPW
Webcast Listen Live
Listen Live (iHeart)
Website nashfmpeoria.com

WFYR (FM 97.3) is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format[1] and licensed for Elmwood, Illinois, USA, in the Peoria area. The station is owned by Cumulus Media,[2] which purchased the station from Townsquare Media.[3] Cumulus switched the station branding to "Nash FM" with 5 other stations on September 6, 2013.[4][5]

They are one of three outlets in Peoria that program a Country format, the other two being 104.9 WXCL and 107.9 WCDD.

References

  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  2. "WFYR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "Cumulus, Townsquare Swap Involves 65 Stations, 13 Markets, $116 Million Cash" from All Access (April 30, 2012)
  4. 97.3 River Country (September 6 at 4:35pm). "We have a new name!!!!!". Facebook. Retrieved 2013-09-30. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. Tarter, Steve (September 9, 2013). "On the air: River Country handle traded in for a NASH". Minding Business. Peoria, Illinois: GateHouse Media. Retrieved 2013-09-30.


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