key slogan the best variety frequency 96.5 mhz first air date august 1949 as wjac fm format adult contemporary erp 50 000 watts haat 149 meters class b facility id 15328 callsign meaning wkye all the letters that spell key owner forever media website http www.foreverjohnstown.com wkye 96.5 fm 96 key is a commercial fm radio station licensed to serve johnstown pennsylvania . the station is owned by forever media through licensee fm radio licenses llc and broadcasts an adult contemporary format . its broadcast tower is located east of johnstown at 40 19 45.0 n 78 53 53.0 w 40.329167 n 78.898056 w 40.329167 ; 78.898056 . 1 contents 1 history beginnings as wjac fm 2 the birth of key 95 3 key 95 to 96 key 4 references 5 external links history beginnings as wjac fm edit for many years this station was at 95.5 mhz and known as wjac fm the sister station of wjac now wkge and wjac tv the local nbc affiliate . the station simulcast wjac regularly with occasional breaks for separate programming throughout the day usually playing easy listening music . wjac and wjac fm radio studios were co located with wjac tv on hickory lane in johnstown . both the am and fm studios overlooked the television studios from the second floor . the birth of key 95 edit in the fall of 1983 the decision was made to completely separate the two radio stations assigning wjac fm the new call letters wkye and the moniker key 95 . debuting on september 25 1983 the station programmed a hybrid of both top 40 and adult contemporary music quickly making it an office favorite in both johnstown and altoona with its 57 000 watt class c signal one of only two in western pennsylvania wxdx in pittsburgh is the other . one thing that remained unchanged was the station s signing off on sunday nights at midnight for maintenance . sandy d. neri long known for programming wcro in johnstown was the first general manager of key 95 having left wcro the year before after that station came under new ownership . the first airstaff was mike farrow mornings jim burton middays jack michaels afternoons doug wilkin nights and diane chase overnights . farrow and michaels had worked with gm sandy neri at wcro and worked together briefly at wjnl and wjnl fm prior to starting key 95 . wilkin had worked at wjac fm and hosted jazz night out a standout jazz only program in the johnstown altoona market . the station moved to new studios at 109 plaza drive in the westmont section of johnstown . the very first song played on key 95 was brand new key by melanie . original jingle packages included jam productions the best show in johnstown . in 1984 both wjac and wkye separated from their co owned television station when wjac inc. sold the radio operations to winston radio inc. wjac tv meteorologist jim burton who hosted the key 95 morning show in addition to his duties at wjac tv was allowed to continue working at both wjac tv and wkye until leaving the area in the early 1990s . he later returned to the johnstown area and can still be seen doing the weather on wjac tv . winston radio sold wkye and wjac to forever broadcasting in 1997 . key 95 to 96 key edit clear channel decided to leave the johnstown radio business at the beginning of the 21st century selling off its individual properties including wmtz known as country station 96.5 the mountain which had been known for years as wjnl prior to 1990 . forever broadcasting owner of key 95 took advantage of the opportunity to purchase wmtz and strengthen its foothold in the johnstown radio market . forever broadcasting had been known for more than a decade by this time as the froggy people owning the country formatted stations with that same name with stations in somerset which has since changed hands altoona and state college . forever s altoona based froggy property at 98.1 came in spotty at best in johnstown despite its 30 000 watt signal largely due to the rugged mountainous terrain separating johnstown and altoona . as part of a strategic move forever decided to swap frequencies between wkye and wmtz and to make 95.5 into a country station largely because of its clear penetration into the pittsburgh market from the east through its much stronger signal . forever had acquired stations in the north south and west suburbs of pittsburgh almost all of which were rechristened under the froggy brand but none in the east suburbs of the city . in february 2005 the swap became official as wkye assumed the dial position of 96.5 and the new moniker 96 key while wmtz moved to 95.5 and became known as froggy 95 adopting the new call letters wfgi fm . wkye celebrated its 25th anniversary on october 3 2008 . references edit fm query results for wkye . fcc.gov . federal communications commission . retrieved 2016 07 08 . external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for wkye radio locator information on wkye query nielsen audio s fm station database for wkye v t e radio stations in the johnstown pennsylvania market by am frequency 560 850 990 1160 1230 1400 1450 1490 by fm frequency 88.9 89.7 90.7 92.1 95.5 96.5 97.3 97.7 98.5 99.1 100.5 101.7 105.1 105.7 noaa weather radio frequency 162.4 by callsign wccl wcro wccs wdad wesa wfgi fm wfrb wfrj wjht wkge wkye wlgy wlkh wlkj wlli wmug lp wntj wpcl wqed fm wrkw wxm33 wwge wyra defunct wncc 950 wbhv 1330 wrdd 1580 pennsylvania radio markets allentown bethlehem altoona bradford coudersport chambersburg waynesboro erie harrisburg lebanon carlisle lancaster montrose new castle philadelphia pittsburgh reading sayre towanda mansfield wellsboro wilkes barre scranton williamsport york other pennsylvania radio regions bedford indiana johnstown lewistown mifflintown meadville franklin punxsutawney dubois st. marys emporium kane state college stroudsburg sunbury selinsgrove lewisburg warren see also list of radio stations in pennsylvania v t e adult contemporary radio stations in the state of pennsylvania stations warm york wats sayre wayc fm bedford wbeb philadelphia wbrx cresson wccr fm clarion wccs homer city wdsn reynoldsville wdys dushore wesb bradford whks port allegany wjst new castle wkqw fm oil city wkye johnstown wlev allentown wlmy williamsport wmaj fm centre hall wmgh fm tamaqua wmgs wilkes barre wnae warren wnbq mansfield wokw curwensville wppa pottsville wqic lebanon wqkk renovo wqlv millersburg wroz lancaster wshh pittsburgh wvly milton wvys ridgebury wxkc erie wyny milford wzww bellefonte see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in pennsylvania coordinates 40 19 44 n 78 53 53 w 40.329 n 78.898 w 40.329 ; 78.898 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wkye & oldid 731447971 categories radio stations in pennsylvaniaradio stations established in 19491949 establishments in pennsylvaniahidden categories coordinates on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces 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