WJYY

WJYY (105.5 FM, "105.5 JYY") is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format. Licensed to Concord, New Hampshire, United States, the station serves the Manchester-Nashua-Concord, New Hampshire area. The station is owned by Binnie Media and licensed to WBIN Media Co., Inc.[1]

WJYY
CityConcord, New Hampshire
Broadcast areaManchester/Concord/Nashua, New Hampshire area
Branding105.5 JYY
SloganNH's #1 Hit Music Station
Frequency105.5 MHz
First air dateSeptember 15, 1983 (1983-09-15)
FormatTop 40 (CHR)
ERP1,550 watts (main station)
HAAT139 meters (456 ft)
ClassA
Facility ID54909
Transmitter coordinates43°16′46″N 71°30′15″W
OwnerBinnie Media
(WBIN Media Co., Inc.)
Sister stationsWEMJ, WFNQ, WLNH-FM, WNNH, WNHW, WTPL
WebcastListen Live
Websitewjyy.nh1.com

The station was assigned the WJYY call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on January 31, 1983.[2] WJYY was also simulcasted on a sister station 92.1 WNHQ, which improved its signal in the southern parts of the Manchester metro. This lasted until December 1999, when WNHQ flipped to WFEX, an alternative rock format that also simulcasted the Boston, Massachusetts alternative rock station WFNX.

WJYY, along with 16 other stations in northern New England formerly owned by Nassau Broadcasting Partners, was purchased at bankruptcy auction by WBIN Media Company, a company controlled by Bill Binnie, on May 22, 2012. Binnie already owned WBIN-TV in Derry and WYCN-LP in Nashua.[3][4] The deal was completed on November 30, 2012.[5]

In an effort to compete with heritage Lakes Region CHR outlet WFTN-FM, WJYY started to simulcast in the Lakes Region on 1490 WEMJ and its 107.3 translator on May 24, 2019.[6]

References
  1. "WJYY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  3. "Carlisle Capital Corp. Wins Bidding For Rest Of Nassau Stations". All Access. May 22, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  4. "WBIN Media acquires 17 N.E. radio stations". New Hampshire Union Leader. May 23, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  5. Kitch, Michael (December 1, 2012). "Binnie closes on purchase of WLNH". Laconia Daily Sun. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  6. Binnie Media Makes Trio of Flips in New Hampshire, RadioInsight. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/177088/binnie-media-makes-trio-of-flips-in-new-hampshire/


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