WLIR-FM

This article is about the Hampton Bays, New York radio station at 107.1 FM. For the internet radio station and history of WLIR/WDRE at 92.7 FM (and 98.5 FM and 107.1 FM), see WLIR. For other uses, see WLIR (disambiguation).

WLIR-FM
City	Hampton Bays, New York
Broadcast area	Long Island
Branding	Hope Radio
Frequency	107.1 MHz
Translator(s)	See table below
First air date	1980 (as WWHB)
Format	Contemporary Christian
ERP	4,100 watts
HAAT	121 meters (397 ft)
Class	A
Facility ID	61089
Transmitter coordinates	40°53′7.00″N 72°41′33.60″W / 40.8852778°N 72.6926667°W / 40.8852778; -72.6926667
Callsign meaning	We Are Long Island Radio
Former callsigns	WWHB (1980–1997) WWVY (1997–1999) WWXY (1999–2003) WBON (2003–2004)^[1]
Owner	Livingstone Broadcasting, Inc.
Website	hoperadiony.com

WLIR-FM (107.1 FM, "Hope Radio") is a contemporary Christian music radio station. Licensed to Hampton Bays, New York, WLIR-FM serves the Long Island area. Its transmitter is currently located near East Quogue, New York.

History

Early 1980s-2002

For more details on the country and Spanish quadcasts, see WYNY (defunct).

107.1 FM began as WWHB ("HB-107") in the early 1980s, with an adult contemporary format. In 1984, Eddie Simon along with his brother, Paul Simon, purchased the station.^[2]^[3] Its format then shifted to Top 40. In 1991, it began simulcasting rock station WNEW-FM from New York City. On December 7, 1996, the station became part of the Big City Radio trimulcast (and eventual quadcast) with other 107.1 stations in Briarcliff Manor, New York and northern New Jersey and later, the Allentown/Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania area. WWHB and the other two multicast stations switched formats to country as Y-107. The call sign was changed to WWVY on May 16, 1997, then to WWXY on March 22, 1999 (after 107.1 FM in Briarcliff Manor, New York changed from WWXY to WYNY).^[4] On May 9, 2002, after a day of stunting with construction noises, the quadcast adopted a Tropical music format branded Rumba 107.^[5] The format was ill-suited to the quadcast suburban signals, and at the end of the year, Big City Radio filed for bankruptcy and sold the quadcast to Nassau Broadcasting, who broke up the quadcast and sold the individual stations.

2003–2013

For more details on the modern rock simulcast and Jarad Broadcasting years, see WLIR.

Jarad Broadcasting picked up WWXY in April 2003.^[6] 107.1 FM initially simulcasted WLIR (92.7 FM) from Garden City, New York, but in January 2004, 92.7 FM was purchased by Univision and flipped to Spanish language "Latino Mix" WZAA, simulcasting WCAA.^[7] 107.1 FM then became a fully transplanted WLIR, taking on a modern rock format and the WLIR-FM call sign, turning into "THE BOX."^[7] This format lasted until September 2005, when a smooth jazz/chill music format called "NeoBreeze" was adopted. This format was a failure, and the modern rock format returned in December 2005. In January 2008, the music ended and WLIR began simulcasting WEPN (ESPN Radio, then on 1050 AM, now on 98.7 FM) in a local marketing agreement.^[8] WLIR was sold to Livingstone in 2011^[9] and flipped to a Christian format branded as "Hope Radio."

On August 5, 2013, Livingstone Broadcasting shifted the "Hope Radio" Christian format to WBLI-HD2 along with translators W235BB 94.9FM Hauppauge, New York; W243BF 96.5FM Shirley, New York; W268AN 101.5FM Plainview, New York and W283BA 104.5FM Selden, New York. WLIR-FM dropped the Christian format and became "Champions Radio" touted as Long Island's First & Only Sports Radio Station. WLIR-FM was broadcast on both the 107.1 and 96.9 frequencies in Suffolk County, New York. The format was short lived due Mr. Anderson's refusal to air familiar ESPN programming in exchange for local unknown programming which was likely brokered. In addition, Mr. Anderson suffered severe backlash from his congregation for airing sports on some of his platforms, due to the fact that he consistently and aggressively asked his congregation to bankroll the stations in an effort to spread Christian messages. ^[10]

2014

On February 24, 2014, WLIR-FM dropped all sports programming and reverted to Christian formatted "Hope Radio."^[11]

Lease to Pillar of Fire

On August 1, 2014 Pillar of Fire began a lease of WLIR-FM. WAWZ-FM, Zarephath, New Jersey (STAR 99.1) was broadcast on WLIR-FM as well as its translators as STAR 107.1. The lease ended in April 2015 and WLIR-FM reverted to Christian formatted "Hope Radio.".

Translators

Broadcast translators of WLIR-FM (Hope Radio)
Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	ERP W	Height m (ft)	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
W235BB	94.9	Hauppauge, NY	10	121 m (397 ft)	D	40°48′55″N 73°10′44″W / 40.81528°N 73.17889°W / 40.81528; -73.17889 (W235BB)	FCC
W243BF	96.5	Shirley, NY	10	164.8 m (541 ft)	D	40°51′18″N 72°46′11″W / 40.85500°N 72.76972°W / 40.85500; -72.76972 (W243BF)	FCC
W283BA	104.5	Selden, NY	10	147.8 m (485 ft)	D	40°50′32″N 73°02′25″W / 40.84222°N 73.04028°W / 40.84222; -73.04028 (W283BA)	FCC

References

↑ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
↑ "LOOKING BACK ON 1984: WHAT THEY'LL REMEMBER MOST". The New York Times. December 30, 1984. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
↑ "Long Island Guide". The New York Times. August 19, 1990. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
↑ "WLIR-FM Call sign Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-020513.html
↑ Fybush, Scott (April 15, 2013). "Chaos at WEEI (From the NERW Archives, April 14, 2003)". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
1 2 Fybush, Scott (January 12, 2004). "WLIR Legend Ends at 92.7". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
↑ Fybush, Scott (January 21, 2008). "NY Talker's Award un-Grant-ed". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
↑ Seyler, Dave (February 28, 2011). "Jarad sells Hampton Bays FM". Radio Business Report. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
↑ Best, Neil (July 29, 2013). "ESPN Radio coming to East End". Newsday. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
↑ Best, Neil (February 25, 2014). "WLIR drops ESPN, reverts to Christian format". Newsday. Retrieved March 18, 2014.

External links

Hope Radio official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for WLIR

Radio-Locator information on WLIR

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WLIR

Radio stations in the Nassau-Suffolk (Long Island) market

By AM frequency

Nassau County	1100 1240 1520

Suffolk County (western & central)	540 740 1370 1440 1580

Suffolk County (eastern)	1390 1570

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Nassau County	88.1 88.5¹ (Plainview) 88.5¹ (Syosset) 88.7 90.3 92.7 98.3 101.5 103.5² 105.5

Suffolk County (western & central)	88.1 88.9 89.3 90.1 91.3 91.9 93.3 94.3 94.9 97.5 98.1 102.3 103.1 104.5 105.7 106.1

Suffolk County (eastern)	88.3 88.7³ 89.9 90.7 90.9 91.3 91.7 92.1 92.9 93.3 94.5 94.7 94.9 95.3 96.1 96.5 96.9 (East Hampton) 96.9 (Manorville) 98.5 100.3 (Bridgehampton) 100.3³ (Westhampton) 100.7 101.7 102.5 103.9 104.7 105.3 105.7 106.5 107.1 107.5

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Other New York radio regions: Ithaca; Jamestown–Dunkirk; North Country; Saratoga

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See also: List of radio stations in New York

¹ = Under a "Shared Time" agreement. ² = Transmits from atop the Empire State Building.

³ = Station is silent.

Religious radio stations in the state of New York

Stations	WAPP-LP – Westhampton WBAR – Lake Luzerne WBLN-LP – Glens Falls WCHP – Champlain WCIH – Elmira WCII – Spencer WCIK – Bath WCIP – Clyde WCIY – Canandaigua WCOT – Jamestown WCOU – Warsaw WCOV-FM – Friendship WDCD – Albany WDCD-FM – Clifton Park WDCX-FM – Buffalo WDRX-LP – Cortland WEGB – Napeague WEGQ – Quogue WFBF – Buffalo WFGB – Kingston WFME – New York WFME-FM – Mount Kisco WFRH – Kingston WFRS – Smithtown WFSO – Olivebridge WGKR – Grand Gorge WGSS – Copiague WGWR – Liberty WHAZ – Troy WHIC – Rochester WHIH-LP – Whitesboro WHVP – Hudson WIHR-LP – Jamestown WJCA – Albion WJIH-LP – Oneonta WJIV – Cherry Valley WJUX – South Fallsburg WKEL – Webster WKHV – Kingston WLIR – Hampton Bays WLJH – Glens Falls WLJP – Monroe WLNL – Horseheads WLOF – Attica WMCA – New York WMHI – Cape Vincent WMHN – Webster WMHQ – Malone WMHR – Syracuse WMHU – Cold Brook WMYY – Schoharie WNAR-LP – Arcade WNGN – Argyle WOGM-LP – Jamestown WOPG – Albany WOPG-FM – Esperance WPGL – Pattersonville WRPJ – Port Jervis WSFW – Seneca Falls WSIV – East Syracuse WSSK – Saratoga Springs WTHE – Mineola WVOA-LP – Westvale WWRV – New York WYBY – Cortland WYRR – Lakewood WZXV – Palmyra

Defunct	WSVV-LP - Center Moriches

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in New York See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

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