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| City of license | Fargo, North Dakota |
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| Broadcast area | Fargo-Moorhead |
| Branding | Y94 |
| Slogan | The Valley's #1 Hit Music Station |
| Frequency | 93. A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting is the community that a Radio station or Television station Fargo is a city in Cass County, North Dakota in the United States. Fargo-Moorhead is a common name given to the Metropolitan area comprising Fargo North Dakota, Moorhead Minnesota, and the surrounding communities A slogan is a memorable Motto or Phrase used in a Political, commercial, Religious and other context as a repetitive expression of Frequency is a measure of the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit Time. 7 FM (MHz) |
| First air date | 1960s |
| Format | Commercial; Top 40 (CHR) |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 307 m |
| Class | C0 |
| Callsign meaning | WDAY94 inherited from WDAY-AM |
| Owner | James Ingstad (Radio Fargo-Moorhead, Inc. In most of the world the FM broadcast band, used for Broadcasting FM Radio stations goes from 87 The hertz (symbol Hz) is a measure of Frequency, informally defined as the number of events occurring per Second. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about Broadcast radio, for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. Contemporary hit radio (also known as CHR, Contemporary Hits, or Top 40) is a Radio format that is common in the United States and Contemporary hit radio (also known as CHR, Contemporary Hits, or Top 40) is a Radio format that is common in the United States and In radio Telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power (ERP is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency (RF The watt (symbol W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one Joule of energy per Second. Height above average terrain ( HAAT) (or less popularly EHAAT, Effective Height Above Average Terrain is used extensively in FM Radio and The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International This is a list of broadcast station classes applicable in much of North America under international agreements between the United States, Canada and In Broadcasting and Radio communications a call sign (also known as a callsign or call letters, or abbreviated as a call, or otherwise WDAY is North Dakota's first and oldest radio station It began in 1922 and carries the ABC Radio network although currently it mainly consists of top-of-the-hour newscasts James Ingstad is a Fargo North Dakota resident who owns Radio Fargo-Moorhead Inc ) |
| Sister stations | KBVB, KFGO, KMJO, KRWK, KVOX, WDAY-FM |
| Webcast | Listen Live! |
| Website | http://www.y94.com/ |
WDAY-FM (93. In Broadcasting, sister stations or sister channels (or "sibling stations" in gender-neutral form are radio and/or Television stations KBVB is also the abbreviation for the Belgian Football Association. KFGO (790 AM, "The Mighty 790" is a Radio station broadcasting a news and talk radio format serving the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan KMJO (1047 FM, "Mojo 1047" is a Radio station broadcasting an Oldies / Classic hits format KRWK (1019 FM, known as "Rock 102" is a Radio station broadcasting a Classic rock format serving the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan KVOX (740 AM, "740 The Fan" is a Radio station broadcasting a Sports radio format A webcast is a media file distributed over the Internet using Streaming media technology A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages 7 FM, "Y94") is a radio station broadcasting a top 40 (CHR) format serving the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area. See also Frequency modulation, FM band FM broadcasting is a broadcast Technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. Contemporary hit radio (also known as CHR, Contemporary Hits, or Top 40) is a Radio format that is common in the United States and Contemporary hit radio (also known as CHR, Contemporary Hits, or Top 40) is a Radio format that is common in the United States and Fargo-Moorhead is a common name given to the Metropolitan area comprising Fargo North Dakota, Moorhead Minnesota, and the surrounding communities It first began broadcasting in the 1960s. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 The station is currently owned by James Ingstad's Radio Fargo-Moorhead, Inc. James Ingstad is a Fargo North Dakota resident who owns Radio Fargo-Moorhead Inc
The station signed on in the 1960s as a beautiful music station. Beautiful music (sometimes abbreviated as BM, or BM / EZ for beautiful music / easy listening) is a mostly-instrumental music format that On January 1, 1983 the station changed to a Top 40 format, and broadcast commercial-free for the first several months. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Contemporary hit radio (also known as CHR, Contemporary Hits, or Top 40) is a Radio format that is common in the United States and Its main competitor at the time was (and remains) rock station KQWB-FM 98. KQWB-FM (987 FM, "Q98" is a Radio station located in Fargo North Dakota (licensed by the FCC to twin city Moorhead Minnesota 7 "Q98". It was owned by Forum Communications, along with WDAY-AM 970 and WDAY-TV 6. Forum Communications Company is a media firm based in Fargo North Dakota. WDAY is North Dakota's first and oldest radio station It began in 1922 and carries the ABC Radio network although currently it mainly consists of top-of-the-hour newscasts WDAY-TV, channel 6 is the ABC affiliate for Fargo North Dakota. For a period in the early 1990s, the station adopted a soft adult contemporary format and was renamed "Mix 93. Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in 7". It later reverted to the Y94 name, and was sold to James Ingstad of Fargo in 1996, and sold to Clear Channel in 2000, along with several other radio stations in the area. James Ingstad is a Fargo North Dakota resident who owns Radio Fargo-Moorhead Inc Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Clear Channel Communications is a media conglomerate company based in the United States. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. On September 28, 2006, the Clear Channel station cluster in Fargo (including WDAY-FM) was sold back to James Ingstad, including KDAM which signed on in 2002. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. James Ingstad is a Fargo North Dakota resident who owns Radio Fargo-Moorhead Inc KMJO (1047 FM, "Mojo 1047" is a Radio station broadcasting an Oldies / Classic hits format See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The sale was approved by the FCC on January 19, 2007. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
On June 1, 2007, the transmitter used for Y94, KFNW-FM, and KRWK "Rock 102" caught fire, leading the stations to temporarily broadcast on auxillary facilities at a lower power. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. KRWK (1019 FM, known as "Rock 102" is a Radio station broadcasting a Classic rock format serving the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan The stations resumed full power on August 3, 2007. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Y94 also airs American Top 40 and Open House Party, which are syndicated weekend programs. American Top 40 (commonly abbreviated to AT40) is an internationally- syndicated, independent Open House Party is an American Radio show hosted on Saturday nights by John Garabedian that promotes itself as "the biggest party on the