WWLS-FM

For the AM radio station in Moore, Oklahoma, United States, see KWPN (AM). For the FM radio station in Chicago, Illinois, United States, see WLS-FM. For the AM radio station in Chicago, Illinois, United States, see WLS-AM.
WWLS-FM
Broadcast areaOklahoma City metropolitan area
Frequency98.1 MHz
BrandingThe Sports Animal
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsESPN Radio
Oklahoma City Thunder
Ownership
Owner
KATT-FM, KKWD, KYIS, WKY, KWPN
History
First air date
June 28, 1962 (as KWHP at 97.7)
Former call signs
KWHP (1962–1978)
KCFX (1978–1979)
KKLR (1979–1988)
KTNT-FM (1988–1999)
KCYI (1999–2000)
KKWD (2000–2006)
Former frequencies
97.7 MHz (1962–1999)
97.9 MHz (1999–2008)
Call sign meaning
WW Larry Steckline (owner when station obtained this call sign in 1981)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID37435
ClassC1
ERP31,000 watts
HAAT470 meters (1,540 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
35°33′37″N 97°29′7″W / 35.56028°N 97.48528°W / 35.56028; -97.48528
Repeater(s)930 WKY (Oklahoma City)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.thesportsanimal.com

WWLS-FM (98.1 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to The Village, Oklahoma, and serving the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. It is owned by Cumulus Media and airs a sports radio format, calling itself "The Sports Animal."[3][4] Local hosts are heard weekday mornings, afternoons and evenings, as well as weekends. WWLS-FM is the flagship station for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the National Basketball Association.

The studios and offices are on NW 64th Street in Northwest Oklahoma City.[5] The transmitter is on the Northeast side on Ridgeway Road off NE 78th Street.[6]

Programming on WWLS-FM is simulcast on AM 930 WKY Oklahoma City. Many of the shows are also heard on "Sports Animal" stations in Tulsa (FM 99.9 and AM 1550), Muskogee (FM 97.1 and AM 1490), Elk City (1240 AM) and Woodward (AM 1450).

  1. ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WWLS-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Archived from the original on September 23, 2009.
  4. ^ "WWLS-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. ^ KATT.com/station-information
  6. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WWLS-FM