WROI

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.FM Query Results: WROI, fcc.gov. Retrieved September 1, 2019.

History WROI began broadcasting August 29, 1971. It was owned by Fidelity Broadcasting Co. and aired a middle of the road (MOR) format.History Cards for WROI, fcc.gov. Retrieved September 1, 2019. In 1983, the station was sold to Manitou Broadcasting for $240,000."Ownership changes", Broadcasting. October 17, 1983. p. 79. Retrieved September 1, 2019. In 1992, it was sold to Bair Communications for $250,000."Changing Hands", Broadcasting. August 3, 1992. p. 35. Retrieved September 1, 2019.

The station aired an adult contemporary format in the 1990s and early 2000s.The Broadcasting Yearbook 1990, Broadcasting, 1990. p. B-111. Retrieved September 2, 2019.Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2003-2004, Broadcasting & Cable, 2003-2004. p. D-168. Retrieved September 2, 2019. It was branded "Lite 92.1". By 2005, WROI had adopted an oldies format.Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2005, Broadcasting & Cable, 2005. p. D-201. Retrieved September 2, 2019. It would later shift to a classic hits format."Deal Digest – July 25, 2019", InsideRadio. July 25, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019."Giant FM adds Rochester's WROI to its radio stations in Shelbyville and Greenfield", Shelby County Post. August 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019. In 2019, it was announced that the station would be sold to 3 Towers Broadcasting for $533,000.Jacobson, Adam. "Bon Voyage To Radio For Bairs", Radio & Television Business Report. July 24, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019. 3 Towers Broadcasting took operation of the station on August 1, 2019, and it adopted a hot adult contemporary format branded "Giant FM"."Giant FM", WROI. Retrieved September 2, 2019. The sale was consummated on November 15, 2019.

References

External links WROI's website