WHTT 104.1 FM, is a commercial radio station based in Buffalo, New York USA. The station has a classic hits format and is known by the slogan "104.1 WHTT Buffalos Greatest Hits". The abbreviations FM, Fm, and fm may refer to: Electrical engineering Frequency modulation (FM) and its most common applications: FM broadcasting, used primarily to broadcast music and speech at VHF frequencies FM synthesis, a sound-generation technique popularized by early digital synthesizers Science Femtometre (fm), an SI measure of length... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and appeal to a wider international audience, this article may require cleanup. ... Nickname: City of Good Neighbors Location of Buffalo in New York State County Erie County Mayor Byron Brown Area    - City 136. ... Classic hits is a popular music radio format, a variation on the classic rock theme that provides most of the playlist of classic rock with an addition of contemporaneous R&B and pop hits as well, striking a balance between the mostly 70s-focused classic rock genre and the more... A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. ...

Station History

104.1FM located in the far corner of western New York State originally signed on in 1954 as WWOL, from Lackawanna, New York. The station also held the calls WWOR and WACJ. It would change call signs to WNYS in 1982. During the WNYS years, the station employed future progressive talker Stephanie Miller. Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... Lackawanna is a city located in Erie County, New York, located just south of the city of Buffalo in the western part of New York state. ... Stephanie Miller Stephanie Miller (born September 29, 1961) is the host of The Stephanie Miller Show which is produced in Los Angeles. ...

The station changed formats and call letters in the autumn of 1986 switching to classic rock with the moniker "Classic Hits WHTT". By autumn 1987 the station became an oldies music outlet playing hits from the 1950s and 1960s with the on air branding "Oldies 104". Classic rock was originally conceived as a radio station programming format which evolved from the album oriented rock (AOR) format in the mid-1980s. ... Oldies is a generic term commonly used in the United States and Canada to describe a radio format that concentrates on popular Top 40 music from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. ... The 1950s was the decade spanning the years 1950 to 1959. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ...

By September 2003 the station, like many other oldies stations in the United States, had evolved into a classic hits format playing a mix of classic rock, soft rock, R&B and pop music hits from the mid-1960s through the 1970s. At this point the station changed its slogan to "104.1 WHTT The Greatest Hits Of All Time". In the autumn of 2004 the slogan was modified to the current "104.1 WHTT Buffalos Greatest Hits". Soft rock, also referred to as lite rock, easy rock, and formally mellow rock, is a style of music which uses the techniques of rock and roll to compose a softer, supposedly more ear-pleasing sound for listening, often at work. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... For popular music (music produced commercially rather than art or folk music), see Popular music. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...

In the late 1980s, the call letters were also heard on sister AM station 1120AM WHTT (now Gospel music WBBF).

WHTT is owned by Citadel Communications. Its transmitter is located in Buffalo. Citadel Broadcasting Corporation NYSE: CDL is a Las Vegas, Nevada based broadcast holding company. ...

On-Air Personalities

• 5-10 AM Bill Lacy and Gail Ann Huber
• 10 AM-3 PM Jim Pastrick
  • Lunchtime Shuffle (a Jack-like eclectic mixture of songs), 12 N-1 PM
• 3-7 PM Harv Moore
  • Five O'Clock Car Tunes, 5-6 PM
• 7 PM-12 M Party Shuffle with Joe Siragusa
• 12 M-5 AM Overnights with producer Jim Jacka
• The '70s with Steve Goddard, Sundays 7-10 AM
  • Replaced M.G. Kelly's American Hit List in 2006
• Beatle Brunch with Joe Johnson, Saturday 8-9 AM
• Tom Kent's Hall of Fame Coast to Coast, Sundays 7 PM-12 M
• Tony Venturoli, Brian J. Walker -- Weekend hosts

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Notable Former On-Air Personalities

• Tom Shannon (retired, still occasionally contributes)
• Danny Neavereth (retired)
• Danny Neavereth Jr. (no longer with station)

Internet Streaming

In November 2005 WHTT launched a "Holiday Music Channel" internet stream. The "Holiday Music Channel" played Christmas music and was meant to complement WHTTs regular lineup, which had largely continued its normal playlist throughout the holiday season. A Christmas song is a song which is normally sung during the time period leading up to, and sometimes shortly past, Christmas day, and usually has lyrical content addressing the holiday, the winter season, or both. ...

In March 2006, Citadel launched an initiative that provided for the streaming of many of Citadel's stations. WHTT was one of them, and was among the first commercial stations in Buffalo to resume streaming. WHTT previously provided a popular internet stream from the mid-1990s through 2001. That stream was halted after continuing uncertainty over rights issues related to the streaming of radio broadcast programming over the Internet, including issues regarding demands for additional fees for the streaming of recorded music and radio commercials. After working out technicalities with various industry trade unions many stations, including WHTT, resumed their internet stream but without airing the commercials listeners hear on the FM broadcast. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

Oldiesfest

Starting in the 1990s, the station would hold an annual concert event known as "Oldiesfest" each summer featuring many musical acts from the 50s and 60s. The last "Oldiesfest" was held in 2004 and featured performers from the groups Badfinger, Gallery, and Blood, Sweat and Tears. See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from the very late 1980s and from 2000 and beyond. ... Badfinger, as pictured on their album Straight Up. ... Gallery was a soft rock band of the 1970s. ... Blood, Sweat & Tears was an American rock and roll group formed in New York City in 1967. ...

WHTT: Previous Stations Assigned WHTT Call Letters

Several noted radio stations were issued the WHTT call sign by the United States government agency FCC, previous to 104.1FM in Buffalo, New York. Call sign can refer to different types of call signs: Airline call sign Aviator call sign Cosmonaut call sign Radio and television call signs Tactical call sign, also known as a tactical designator See also: International Callsign Allocations, Maritime Mobile Service Identity This is a disambiguation page — a navigational... The FCCs official seal. ...

• From March 9, 1983 till July 7, 1986 the call letters were assigned to a CBS owned and opperated Top 40/Hot Hits formatted station known as "Hitradio WHTT" in the Boston, Massachusetts radio market. "Hitradio WHTT" finished number one in the Arbitron radio ratings in the Boston market for several seasonal based ratings books in 1983 and 1984.

• Starting on August 4, 1980 till 1982 the WHTT calls were used for Miami, Florida AM radio station "Radio Hit 1260". "Radio Hit 1260" was one of several stations influential in establishing Spanish language hit music as a viable format in the United States. The station mixed Latin Pop Music singles and some English language Top 40 music along with news and information aimed at the Miami areas growing Latin American and Caribbean Spanish speaking population. WHTT in Miami was the AM sister to popular FM Top 40 station WHYI "Y-100" and by late 1980 was becoming successful in the Arbitron ratings. In April 1981, the transmitter site for the station was firebombed. Local police suspected the individuals responsible were upset about both the switch from the previous format (AM 1260 from 1969 till 1980 was the once popular country music station WWOK) and the increasing Hispanic population and presence in Miami. The station was on less than 100 watts power for many months greatly weakening the signal and thereby decreasing both the ratings and revenue for "Radio Hit 1260". According to general manager Dave Gleason, the stations owners "Metroplex Communications" lost interest in the format after the firebomb incident. [1]

• WHTT was a country music station located in Davenport, Iowa from 1975 till 1978. The station then become longtime AOR rock station WXLP.

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External links

• Official WHTT Web site