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| name = WFLA-FM
| name = WFLA-FM
| city = [[Midway, Gadsden County, Florida|Midway, Florida]]
| city = [[Midway, Gadsden County, Florida|Midway, Florida]]
| area = [[Tallahassee, Florida]]
| area = [[Tallahassee metropolitan area]]
| branding = 100.7 WFLA
| branding = 100.7 WFLA
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| slogan = Tallahassee's Talk Radio
| frequency = 100.7 [[Megahertz|MHz]]
| frequency = 100.7 [[Megahertz|MHz]]
| format = [[Talk radio|Talk Radio]]
| format = [[Talk radio|News/talk]]
| erp = 11,500 [[watt]]s
| erp = 11,500 [[watt]]s
| haat = 149 meters
| haat = {{convert|149|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = C3
| class = C3
| facility_id = 5379
| facility_id = 5379
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| network = [[Fox News Radio]]
| coordinates = {{coord|30|29|32.00|N| 84|17|13.00|W|region:US-FL_type:landmark}}
| coordinates = {{coord|30|29|32.00|N| 84|17|13.00|W|region:US-FL_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning = '''W FL'''orid'''A''' (taken from [[WFLA-TV|TV]] and [[WFLA-AM|Radio]] Stations in [[Tampa]]/[[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]])
| callsign_meaning = Florida (taken from [[WFLA-TV|TV]] and [[WFLA-AM|radio]] stations in [[Tampa]]/[[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]])
| airdate = {{start date and age|1996}}
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| affiliations = [[Fox News Radio]]<br>[[Premiere Radio Networks]]
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WTPS (1991–1996)|WJZT (1996–1999)|WOKL (1999–2002)|WBWT (2002–2006)}}
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| affiliations = [[Compass Media Networks]]<br>[[Premiere Networks]]<br>[[Westwood One]]
| owner = [[iHeartMedia, Inc.]]
| owner = [[iHeartMedia, Inc.]]
| licensee = iHM Licenses, LLC
| licensee = iHM Licenses, LLC
| sister_stations = [[WTLY]], [[WXSR]], [[WGMY]], [[WTNT-FM]]
| sister_stations = [[WGMY]], [[WTLY]], [[WTNT-FM]], [[WXSR]]
| webcast = [https://www.iheart.com/live/1007-wfla-2819/ Listen Live]
| webcast = [https://www.iheart.com/live/1007-wfla-2819/ Listen Live]
| website = [https://wflafm.iheart.com/ https://wflafm.iheart.com/]
| website = [https://wflafm.iheart.com/ wflafm.iheart.com]
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
}}


'''WFLA-FM''' (100.7 [[Hertz|MHz]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Midway, Gadsden County, Florida|Midway, Florida]], and serving the [[Tallahassee metropolitan area]]. It broadcasts a [[talk radio|news/talk]] [[radio format|format]] and is owned by [[iHeartMedia, Inc.]] The [[radio studio|studio]]s and offices are on John Knox Road in Tallahassee.
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'''WFLA-FM''' (100.7 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[talk radio]] [[radio station|station]] broadcasting in [[Tallahassee, Florida]]. Its former format was [[urban contemporary]] until July 10, 2006.<ref>{{cite news | first=Jennifer | last=Jefferson | title=Ex-employees, fans protest the Beat | url=http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060715/NEWS01/607150320/1010/NEWS01 | publisher=Tallahassee Democrat | date=2006-07-15 | access-date=2008-05-15 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060718074217/http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20060715%2FNEWS01%2F607150320%2F1010%2FNEWS01 | archive-date=2006-07-18 | url-status=live }}</ref> Under ownership of [[iHeartMedia, Inc.]], its studios and transmitter are located separately in the northside of Tallahassee.

WFLA-FM has an [[effective radiated power]] (ERP) of 11,500 [[watt]]s. The [[transmitter]] is on William Reeves Road near [[Interstate 10 in Florida|Interstate 10]] in Tallahassee.<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/info/WFLA-FM Radio-Locator.com/WFLA-FM]</ref>

==Programming==
Weekdays on WFLA-FM begin with a local news and interview show hosted by Preston Scott. The rest of the weekday schedule is [[radio syndication|nationally syndicated]] talk shows, mostly from co-owned [[Premiere Networks]]: ''[[The Glenn Beck Program]], [[The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show]], [[The Sean Hannity Show]], [[The Mark Levin Show]], [[The Ramsey Show]] with [[Dave Ramsey]], Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis, [[Coast to Coast AM]] with [[George Noory]]'' and ''[[This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal]]''.

Weekends feature specialty shows on money, health, gardening and the outdoors, some of which are paid [[brokered programming]]. Syndicated weekend shows include ''[[Bill Handel|Bill Handel on the Law]], [[Gary Sullivan (radio host)|At Home with Gary Sullivan]], [[The Tech Guy]] with [[Leo Laporte]], [[Bill Cunningham (talk show host)|Sunday Night Live with Bill Cunningham]]'' and ''[[Art Bell|Somewhere in Time with Art Bell]]''. Most hours begin with an update from [[Fox News Radio]].

==History==
The [[construction permit]] for a new Tallahassee-area FM outlet was obtained from the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) in 1991. The unbuilt station was given the working [[call sign]] WTPS. When the station [[sign-on|signed on]] in 1996, it took the call letters WJZT, to reflect its [[smooth jazz]] format and its Tallahassee location. It was owned by [[Paxson Communications]], headed by broadcasting executive and owner [[Bud Paxson]]. A short time later, WJZT switched to a format of 1980s and 90s hits.<ref>[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1997/B-Radio-All-BC-YB-1997.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1997] page B-96, [[Broadcasting & Cable]]</ref>

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In 1997, it was acquired by [[San Antonio]]-based [[Clear Channel Communications]] (a forerunner to iHeartMedia).<ref>[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2008/Radio-All-BC-YB-2008.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 2008] page D-140, [[Broadcasting & Cable]]</ref> The station went through several formats and call sign changes over the next several years. It had an [[urban contemporary]] sound as WBWT until July 10, 2006.<ref>{{cite news | first=Jennifer | last=Jefferson | title=Ex-employees, fans protest the Beat | url=http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060715/NEWS01/607150320/1010/NEWS01 | publisher=Tallahassee Democrat | date=2006-07-15 | access-date=2008-05-15 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060718074217/http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20060715%2FNEWS01%2F607150320%2F1010%2FNEWS01 | archive-date=2006-07-18 | url-status=live }}</ref> At that point, management decided to flip the format to talk radio, using the call letters of its popular [[Tampa Bay]] [[sister station]] [[WFLA (AM)|WFLA]] [[970 AM]], but adding the -FM [[suffix]]. WFLA-FM shares most of the nationally syndicated shows heard on 970 WFLA, but it has its own morning [[drive time]] program.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://wflafm.iheart.com/ Official Website]
*[https://wflafm.iheart.com/ Official Website]
*{{FM station data|WFLA}}
*{{FM station data|5379|WFLA-FM}}


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Latest revision as of 11:56, 12 July 2024

For the original WFLA-FM, see WFLZ-FM.
WFLA-FM
Broadcast areaTallahassee metropolitan area
Frequency100.7 MHz
Branding100.7 WFLA
Programming
FormatNews/talk
NetworkFox News Radio
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
WGMY, WTLY, WTNT-FM, WXSR
History
First air date
1996; 28 years ago (1996)
Former call signs
  • WTPS (1991–1996)
  • WJZT (1996–1999)
  • WOKL (1999–2002)
  • WBWT (2002–2006)
Call sign meaning
Florida (taken from TV and radio stations in Tampa/St. Petersburg)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID5379
ClassC3
ERP11,500 watts
HAAT149 meters (489 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
30°29′32.00″N 84°17′13.00″W / 30.4922222°N 84.2869444°W / 30.4922222; -84.2869444
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewflafm.iheart.com

WFLA-FM (100.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Midway, Florida, and serving the Tallahassee metropolitan area. It broadcasts a news/talk format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios and offices are on John Knox Road in Tallahassee.

WFLA-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 11,500 watts. The transmitter is on William Reeves Road near Interstate 10 in Tallahassee.[2]

Programming

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Weekdays on WFLA-FM begin with a local news and interview show hosted by Preston Scott. The rest of the weekday schedule is nationally syndicated talk shows, mostly from co-owned Premiere Networks: The Glenn Beck Program, The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, The Sean Hannity Show, The Mark Levin Show, The Ramsey Show with Dave Ramsey, Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory and This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal.

Weekends feature specialty shows on money, health, gardening and the outdoors, some of which are paid brokered programming. Syndicated weekend shows include Bill Handel on the Law, At Home with Gary Sullivan, The Tech Guy with Leo Laporte, Sunday Night Live with Bill Cunningham and Somewhere in Time with Art Bell. Most hours begin with an update from Fox News Radio.

History

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The construction permit for a new Tallahassee-area FM outlet was obtained from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1991. The unbuilt station was given the working call sign WTPS. When the station signed on in 1996, it took the call letters WJZT, to reflect its smooth jazz format and its Tallahassee location. It was owned by Paxson Communications, headed by broadcasting executive and owner Bud Paxson. A short time later, WJZT switched to a format of 1980s and 90s hits.[3]

In 1997, it was acquired by San Antonio-based Clear Channel Communications (a forerunner to iHeartMedia).[4] The station went through several formats and call sign changes over the next several years. It had an urban contemporary sound as WBWT until July 10, 2006.[5] At that point, management decided to flip the format to talk radio, using the call letters of its popular Tampa Bay sister station WFLA 970 AM, but adding the -FM suffix. WFLA-FM shares most of the nationally syndicated shows heard on 970 WFLA, but it has its own morning drive time program.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFLA-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WFLA-FM
  3. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1997 page B-96, Broadcasting & Cable
  4. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2008 page D-140, Broadcasting & Cable
  5. ^ Jefferson, Jennifer (2006-07-15). "Ex-employees, fans protest the Beat". Tallahassee Democrat. Archived from the original on 2006-07-18. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
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