91.1 mhz format easy listening adult contemporary oldies alternative erp 450 watts haat 22.4 meters 73 ft class a facility id 42004 transmitter coordinates 40 12 44.00 n 76 44 47.00 w 40.2122222 n 76.7463889 w 40.2122222 ; 76.7463889 coordinates 40 12 44.00 n 76 44 47.00 w 40.2122222 n 76.7463889 w 40.2122222 ; 76.7463889 owner middletown area school district webcast listen live website wmssfm.com wmss 91.1 fm super 91 is a high school operated high school radio station serving the harrisburg pennsylvania metropolitan area ; it can be received as far south as certain parts of york pa . wmss broadcasts several different radio formats depending on the time of day . the station s apparent mission is to play once popular songs that have been abandoned or not represented at all by local commercial stations . although the station currently suffers from a lack of publicity especially among populations who would appreciate the variety of rarely played songs the station has received tremendous praise from all types of listeners for its eclectic programming . the station holds the title of being the only high school station in central pennsylvania and it has been on air for more than 30 years . the general manager of the station is john wilsbach who is also known for his traffic reports on wtpa fm . on weekday mornings from 6 am to 3 pm the station airs a unique hybrid of soft adult contemporary easy listening mainstream adult contemporary and rhythmic adult contemporary formats generally focusing on material from the 1960s to the 1990s including very little post 2000 music . this programming segment features a high percentage of songs that were major or moderate hits from the 1970s through 1990s but are essentially forgotten today hence the relatively high prevalence of easy listening songs as this genre has been abandoned by mainstream ac stations . during this time of day the station s variety of music can range from the beatles to the supremes to jim croce to kc & the sunshine band to phil collins to bon jovi to madonna to whitney houston . after 3 pm on weekdays the station broadcasts an alternative music format . on saturday mornings from 7 am 12 pm and extended to 4 pm in the summer the station broadcasts a true oldies format with general manager john wilsbach as the dj sponsored by the local members 1st federal credit union featuring material from the 1950s and 1960s particularly pre 1964 since this era has been abandoned by all local commercial fm oldies classic hits stations . this programming segment features the slogan we don t just play the greatest oldies ; we play the b sides too ; which means that they feature many obscure songs and moderate hits from the oldies era rather than focusing on only top hits . in addition a few rare songs by locally renowned 1950s and 1960s artists from central pennsylvania are played such as for example the magnificent men and the kit kats and george wilson singer of here stands the man who needs you . additionally oldies material is usually broadcast on sundays from about 8 9 am and 12 1 pm as well . 1 licensed to middletown pennsylvania usa the station is currently owned by middletown area school district . 2 references edit station information profile . arbitron . spring 2010 . retrieved 2010 04 04 . wmss facility record . united states federal communications commission audio division . retrieved 2010 04 04 . external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for wmss radio locator information on wmss query nielsen audio s fm station database for wmss retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wmss & oldid 730640400 categories radio stations in pennsylvaniahigh school radio stations in the united statesdauphin county pennsylvaniaradio stations established in 1965hidden categories coordinates on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 20 july 2016 at 10 18 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view