WPHR-FM (94.7 MHz "B-94.7") is a

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licensed to Gifford, Florida, and serving the

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including

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and

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. The station has a

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and is owned and operated by Mitchell Rubenstein and Laurie Silvers' R&S Radio, LLC. WPHR-FM has an

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(ERP) of 50,000

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s. The

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is on Old Dixie Highway in

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, near U.S. Route 1.

History

In 1994, the station

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the air as WBBE. It was later acquired by

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, the forerunner to today's iHeartMedia. On January 25, 2008, it was announced that the station, then licensed as WSYR-FM, was one of several Clear Channel Communications radio stations to be sold, in order to remain under the ownership caps following the sale of Clear Channel to private investors. Until it was sold, WSYR-FM and other stations were placed into the

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.

In December 2010, Clear Channel and Aloha filed to switch the station's

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to WPHR-FM in order to make the WSYR-FM call letters available to WPHR-FM in

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(a suburb of

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) as part of its conversion to an FM simulcast of WSYR 570 AM. On April 25, 2011, the station switched from

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to a

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format. Programming was primarily from the co-owned

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, including a simulcast the morning show on WJNO 1290 AM in

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, followed by ''The Glenn Beck Program'', ''

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'', '' The Sean Hannity Show'', ''

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'', ''The Jason Lewis Show'', and ''

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with

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''. At the time, WPHR used the "Rush Radio" brand. On December 26, 2013, WPHR changed format to

, branded as "Hot Country 94.7", under new owners R&S Radio. On September 9, 2016, WPHR rebranded as "Fresh Country, B94.7".

References

External links

* * PHR-FM Country radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1966 1966 establishments in Florida Indian River County, Florida {{Florida-radio-station-stub