ing ▁Tony ▁FM ▁ 9 9 . 1 . ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁W IX T ▁W IX T ▁signed ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁under ▁the ▁call ▁letters ▁W L F H ▁( the ▁call ▁letters ▁stood ▁for ▁Little ▁F alls ▁and ▁nearby ▁Her k imer , ▁two ▁of ▁its ▁primary ▁communities ). ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁full - time ▁radio ▁station ▁in ▁Her k imer ▁County . ▁Broadcast ing ▁from ▁a ▁studio ▁on ▁South ▁Second ▁Street ▁( in ▁a ▁building ▁which ▁still ▁houses ▁its ▁transmit ter ), ▁W L F H ▁was ▁a ▁typical ▁full ▁service ▁station ▁offering ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁formats , ▁including ▁M OR ▁and ▁Top ▁ 4 0 . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ' s , ▁W L F H ▁was ▁a ▁country ▁music ▁station . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁W L F H ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁Bug ▁Country , ▁sim ul cast ing ▁W BUG - FM ▁in ▁Fort ▁P lain ▁and ▁W BUG ▁( now ▁W V TL ) ▁in ▁Amsterdam . ▁The ▁stations ▁mostly ▁broadcast ▁the ▁Real ▁Country ▁satellite ▁classic ▁country ▁format ▁from ▁ABC ▁Radio , ▁but ▁retained ▁some ▁local ▁production . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁W L F H ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁Clear ▁Channel ▁Communic ations ▁( now ▁i He art Media ) ▁and ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁four - station ▁sim ul cast ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" S ports ▁Stars ▁Radio ▁Network ", ▁along ▁with