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WRFY-FM
Reading, Pennsylvania; United States;
Broadcast area	Berks County
Frequency	102.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Y102
Programming
Language(s)	English; HD2: Spanish/English;
Format	Hot adult contemporary
Subchannels	HD2: Spanish CHR "Rumba 92.3"
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc.; (iHM Licenses, LLC);
Sister stations	WRAW
History
First air date	September 23, 1962
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	69562
Class	B
ERP	10,000 watts (analog); 400 watts (digital);
HAAT	246 meters (807 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°19′19.3″N 75°53′33.7″W / 40.322028°N 75.892694°W
Translator(s)	See § Translator
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio); HD2: Listen live (via iHeartRadio);
Website	y102reading.iheart.com; HD2: rumbareading.iheart.com;

WRFY-FM (102.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Reading, Pennsylvania, calling itself "Y102". The station is owned by iHeartMedia through licensee iHM Licenses, LLC, and broadcasts a hot adult contemporary radio format. The studios and offices are on Perkiomen Avenue in Reading.^[3]

WRFY-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 10,000 watts. Its transmitter tower is located on the east side of Reading on Neversink Mountain (40°19′19.0″N 75°53′34.0″W / 40.321944°N 75.892778°W / 40.321944; -75.892778).^[4] The station's signal covers the cities of Lancaster, Allentown and Pottsville and the northwestern suburbs of Philadelphia.^[5] WRFY-FM broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD-2 digital subchannel carries a Spanish-language contemporary hits format known as "Rumba 92.3", which feeds FM translator W222BY.

History

On September 23, 1962, the station first signed on the air.^[6] It was owned by the City Broadcasting Company as a stand-alone FM station. (In that era, most FM stations were co-owned with AM or TV stations but WRFY-FM was not.) Its original studios were in Mount Penn.

By the 1970s, it had raised its power to 42,000 watts. Its tower is 807 feet HAAT. It carried a beautiful music format, with quarter hour sweeps of instrumental cover versions of popular adult songs, including Broadway and Hollywood show tunes. It was an affiliate of the ABC FM Network.

By the 1980s, it had switched to a Top 40 format.^[7] It was affiliated with the RKO Radio Network for news and features. Over time, it moved in a more adult direction, making the transition to hot adult contemporary music.

In 1996, WRFY-FM was acquired by Clear Channel Communications, along with WRAW.^[8] In 2014, Clear Channel changed its name to iHeartMedia.

Translator

The programming of WRFY-FM's second HD Radio channel is broadcast on the following translator:

Broadcast translator for WRFY-FM HD2
Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
W222BY	92.3 FM	Laureldale, Pennsylvania	138520	90 (Vert.)	242.4 m (795 ft)	D	40°19′19.3″N 75°53′33.7″W / 40.322028°N 75.892694°W / 40.322028; -75.892694 (W222BY)	LMS