WROI
Radio station in Rochester, Indiana, United States
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WROI (92.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format. The station is licensed to Rochester, Indiana, and is owned by Scott Huber and Johnny McCrory, through licensee 3 Towers Broadcasting Company, LLC.[3]
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| Frequency | 92.1 MHz |
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| Branding | Giant FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Hot AC |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | August 29, 1971[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 3605 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 57 meters (187 ft) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wroifm.com |
History
WROI began broadcasting August 29, 1971.[1] It was owned by Fidelity Broadcasting Co. and aired a middle of the road (MOR) format.[4][1] In 1983, the station was sold to Manitou Broadcasting for $240,000.[5] In 1992, it was sold to Bair Communications for $250,000.[6]
The station aired an adult contemporary format in the 1990s and early 2000s.[7][8] It was branded "Lite 92.1".[9] By 2005, WROI had adopted an oldies format.[10] It would later shift to a classic hits format.[11][12] In 2019, it was announced that the station would be sold to 3 Towers Broadcasting for $533,000.[11][13] 3 Towers Broadcasting took operation of the station on August 1, 2019, and it adopted a hot adult contemporary format branded "Giant FM".[12][14] The sale was consummated on November 15, 2019.