WSSI

WSSI (92.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to St. Simons Island, Georgia, United States, the station serves the Brunswick area. The station is owned by Golden Isles Broadcasting, LLC.[1]

For the Brunswick, Georgia radio station that held the call sign WMOG at 1490 AM from 1940 to 2014, see WBGA.
WSSI
Broadcast areaBrunswick, Georgia
Frequency92.7 MHz
Branding92.7 SSI
Programming
FormatClassic hits
Ownership
OwnerGolden Isles Broadcasting, LLC
WRJY, WXMK
History
First air date
December 4, 1989 (as WPFI)
Former call signs
WPFI (1989–1991)
WMOG-FM (1991–1995)
WVVV (1995–1996)
WHFX (1996–2005)
WBGA (2005–2014)
WMOG (2014–2016)
Call sign meaning
W St. Simons Island
Technical information
Facility ID36929
ClassC3
ERP7,000 watts
HAAT100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
31°9′42.00″N 81°28′28.00″W
Links
WebsiteGoldenIslesBroadcasting.com

History

The station went on the air as WPFI on December 4, 1989, licensed to St. Simons Island, Georgia. On February 4, 1991, the station changed its call sign to WMOG-FM, on December 8, 1995, to WVVV, on April 5, 1996, to WHFX, on April 4, 2005, to WBGA, on September 8, 2014, to WMOG, and on June 1, 2016, to the current WSSI.[2]

On May 15, 2014, Qantum Communications announced that it would sell its 29 stations, including WBGA, to Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia), in a transaction connected to Clear Channel's sale of WALK AM-FM in Patchogue, New York to Connoisseur Media via Qantum.[3] Clear Channel, in turn, committed to putting WBGA into a divestiture trust (Brunswick Station Trust LLC) to satisfy concentration limits. The transaction was consummated on September 9, 2014.

On September 8, 2014, WBGA changed their format to classic hits, branded as "Big 92.7", under new call letters, WMOG.[4]

On February 19, 2016, iHeartMedia sold WMOG to local competitor, Golden Isles Broadcasting, LLC, for $225,000.[5]

On June 1, 2016, coincident with the consummation of the sale to Golden Isles Broadcasting, WMOG changed its call sign to WSSI, and relaunched the following day as "92.7 SSI".[6]

On March 17, 2021, WSSI was licensed to move its community of license from St. Simons Island to Darien, Georgia. On December 21, 2022, the station was licensed to move back to St. Simons Island.

References
  1. "WSSI Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "WSSI Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. Venta, Lance (May 15, 2014). "Qantum Sells To Clear Channel; Connoisseur Expands In Long Island". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  4. Brunswick, GA Stations Swap Locations
  5. iHeart Closes Deal to Sell GA Station.
  6. WMOG Relaunches as 92.7 SSI Radioinsight - June 2, 2016


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