Saturday, July 30, 2011

HFS Returns










Long-time Washington DC/Baltimore Alternative station WHFS (W High Fidelity Stereo) will return to the airwaves at 97.5 FM on August 1. In the 1960s and '70s WHFS was a Freeform Rock station located at 102.3 FM and had been a Modern Rock station until 1983 when they moved to 99.1 FM.  HFS flipped abruptly to Tropical Latin "El Zol" WLZL in 2005. WHFS is officially the HD-2 feed of WWMX at 106.5 FM and translated on W248AO at 97.5 FM licensed to Baltimore, Maryland.

EDIT:  I just finished watching a documentary titled "Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3".  This excellent feature-length doc focuses on WHFS' years as a Freeform Rock station with tons of interviews from station employees and performers who were heard on--and were fans of--the beloved station.  As of this edit in October 2024, it's available to stream for free on the PBS app.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hows it going-I was looking for mid 80s bumper stickers of WXYV V-103,WEBB AM 1360,and WWIN AM 1400. Pictures would be fine.I would like to use the photos for an upcoming project.Any reply from you would be appreciated. Thanks. Jason

Anonymous said...

I forgot to include the city-Im sorry... These were stations in Baltimore Maryland. Thank you- Jason

Greg said...

Hello Anonymous,
I only have a sticker from WXYV when they were known as B102.7
Since it is a static window sticker, I can't scan it without removing its backing which I prefer not to do. Sorry!

Anonymous said...

Hello Greg,
I've bumper sticker of WHFS "Earth Day 1993" theme.
-Ricky