WVOS-FM

WVOS-FM (95.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Liberty, New York, United States, the station is owned by Vince Benedetto, through licensee Bold Gold Media Group, L.P. It features programming from ABC Radio .[1]

For the AM radio station in Liberty, New York, United States, see WVOS (AM).
WVOS-FM
CityLiberty, New York
BrandingVOS-FM 95.9
SloganThe Greatest Hits of All Time
Frequency95.9 MHz
First air dateDecember 1964
FormatClassic hits
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT100 meters
ClassA
Facility ID43970
Transmitter coordinates41°45′9″N 74°43′1″W
Former call signsWVOS (1964-1979)
AffiliationsABC Radio
OwnerVince Benedetto
(Bold Gold Media Group, L.P.)
WebcastListen Live
Websitewvosfm.com

History

The station went on the air as WVOS on 1967-01-12. On 1979-05-29, the station changed its call sign to the current WVOS-FM.[2] Through various ownership changes, the station in a simulcast with sister WVOS AM started as a "middle of the road" format, playing standards mixed in with light adult contemporary titles.

In 1990, under owner Gene Blabey, the simulcast stations switched to a country format to better compete against market rival WSUL. After a nine-year run as a country station, the stations became affiliates of Waitt Radio's "hot adult contemporary" format.

Watermark Communications, having purchased WSUL in 2005, bought the simulcast later that year. The stations were rebranded as country once again, and under the moniker "Country 95.9" they quickly rebuilt an audience that had been absent for decades.

On October 31, 2007, finding an over-abundance of country formatted stations in the market, the stations flipped formats (and split up the simulcast for the first time). WVOS AM became Spanish-language ESPN deportes and WVOS-FM became classic hits "VOS-FM" and now brands itself as "The Greatest Hits of All Time". The station is also home to the "Bop Shop" hosted by John Manzi, the longest running program in Catskills radio history. According to the spring 2011 Arbitron ratings, VOS-FM is Sullivan County's most listened to radio station.

Effective November 30, 2016, Watermark Communications sold WVOS-FM, along with sister stations WSUL and WVOS, to Bold Gold Media Group, L.P. for $1.6 million.

The station can also be heard online at wvosfm.com.

References
  1. "WVOS-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "WVOS Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
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