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Broadcast area | Pioneer Valley, Western Massachusetts |
Frequency | 93.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | Mix 93.1 |
Programming | |
Format | Hot adult contemporary |
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Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
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WHYN, WRNX | |
History | |
First air date | December 1, 1947 |
Former call signs | WHFM (1985–1987) |
Call sign meaning | Holyoke and Northampton (communities originally served by WHYN (AM)) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 55758 |
Class | B |
ERP | 8,900 watts |
HAAT | 305 meters (1,001 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°14′28.33″N 72°38′54.32″W / 42.2412028°N 72.6484222°W |
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Webcast | FM/HD1: Listen Live HD2: Listen Live |
Website | FM/HD1: mix931.iheart.com HD2: 973thebeat.iheart.com |
WHYN-FM (93.1 MHz "Mix 93.1") is a commercial radio station licensed to Springfield, and serving the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. It airs a hot adult contemporary format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. It carries several nationally syndicated shows from co-owned Premiere Networks, including On with Mario Lopez weekday evenings and American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest on Sundays. The studios and offices are in downtown Springfield's "Marketplace" along with sister stations 560 WHYN (talk radio), and 100.9 WRNX (country music).
WHYN-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 8,600 watts. The transmitter is atop Mount Tom in Holyoke, Massachusetts, more than 1,001 feet (305 meters) in height above average terrain (HAAT).[3] The signal can be heard as far south as South Central Connecticut and as far north as Vermont and New Hampshire. WHYN-FM broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD-2 digital subchannel airs an urban contemporary format known as "97.3 The Beat." It feeds 250-watt FM translator W247DL in Westfield at 97.3 MHz.[4]