WARO

Radio station in Florida, United States

WARO

* Naples, Florida
* United States

Broadcast area| Southwest Florida \- Fort Myers
Frequency| 94.5 MHz
Branding| 94.5 The Arrow
Programming
Format| Classic rock
Ownership
Owner| Sun Broadcasting, Inc.

Sister stations

* WFSX-FM
* WFFY
* WHEL
* WXCW

History

First air date

| May 8, 1962; 63 years ago (1962-05-08) (as WNFM)

Former call signs

* WNFM (1962-1973)
* WCVU (1973–1994)
* WRAO (8/1994-10/1994)

Call sign meaning

| "Arrow"
Technical information[1]

Licensing authority

| FCC
Facility ID| 66224
Class| C0
ERP| 100,000 watts
HAAT| 309 meters (1,014 ft)

Transmitter coordinates

| 26°20′30.3″N 81°42′37.3″W﻿ / ﻿26.341750°N 81.710361°W﻿ / 26.341750; -81.710361
Links

Public license information

* Public file
* LMS

Website| 945thearrow.com

WARO (94.5 MHz "Arrow 94.5") is a commercial radio station licensed to Naples, Florida, and broadcasting to the Fort Myers-Naples area of Southwest Florida. It is owned by Sun Broadcasting and it airs a classic rock radio format. The studios and offices are on Palm Beach Boulevard (Florida State Road 80) in Fort Myers, near the Caloosahatchee River.

WARO is a Class C0 FM station.[2] It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations. The transmitter is on Radio Tower Road in Bonita Springs, east of Interstate 75.[3]

## History

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### Beautiful music

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The station signed on the air on May 8, 1962.[4] Its original call sign was WNFM and it was the FM sister station to WNOG 1270 AM (now deleted). WNFM and WNOG were owned by Radio Naples, Inc. WNFM was only powered at 5,400 watts, a fraction of its current output. That limited its signal to Naples and adjacent communities.

At first, WNFM mostly simulcast the programming on WNOG. After a few years, it began airing its own automated beautiful music format, playing quarter-hour sweeps of soft instrumental music. In 1969, WNOG and WNFM were acquired by Palmer Broadcasting.[5] By the 1970s, WNFM got a boost in power to 100,000 watts. It changed its call letters to WCVU, standing for "Sea View" but not related to today's WCVU 104.9, owned by iHeartMedia.

### Soft AC, 1970s hits, classic rock

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By the 1980s, the easy listening format was aging. The station added more soft vocals and cut back on instrumentals. It eventually made the transition to soft adult contemporary. In the early 1990s, management decided to flip 94.5 FM to all-1970s hits.

In 1994, the format evolved to a mix of 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s classic hits and classic rock. The station changed its call letters, first to WRAO, then two months later to WARO. WARO called itself "Arrow 94.5" which stood for "All Rock and Roll Oldies". This lasted until approximately 2003 when the format moved to a mainstream classic rock sound.

In 1996, WNOG and WCVU were acquired by Meridian Broadcasting, Inc.[6] On January 27, 2012, Meridian Broadcasting changed its name to Sun Broadcasting, Inc.

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WARO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. ^ FCC.gov/WARO
3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WARO
4. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1963 page B-41. Retrieved Feb. 24, 2025
5. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-45. Retrieved Feb. 24, 2025
6. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009 page D-142. Retrieved Feb. 24, 2025

## External links

[edit]

* Official website
* Broadcast Center | Fort Myers Broadcasting Co. | Sun Broadcasting, Inc.
*   * Facility details for Facility ID 66224 (WARO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
* WARO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

* v
* t
* e

Radio stations in Fort Myers and Naples, Florida

This area also includes the following cities: Cape Coral
Punta Gorda
Marco Island

By AM frequency|

* 590
* 770
* 1070
* 1350
* 1410
* 1440
* 1490
* 1580
* 1660

By FM frequency|

* 88.1
* 88.3
* 88.7
* 89.5
* 90.1
* 90.9
* 91.5
* 91.7
* WMKO
* WVIJ
* 91.9
* 92.1
* 92.5
* 92.9
* 93.7
* 94.5
* 95.3
* 96.1
* 96.9
* 97.7
* 98.5
* 98.9
* WBCG
* WGUF
* 99.3
* 100.1
* 101.1
* 101.9
* 102.9
* 103.9
* 104.7
* 104.9
* 105.5
* 106.3
* 107.1

| LPFM|

* 93.3
* 94.9
* 99.7
* 100.7
* 107.7

|

Translators|

* 90.5
* 94.1
* 95.7
* 96.5
* 97.3
* 98.1
* W251AL
* W251BL
* 100.5
* W263BI
* W263BY
* 101.5
* 102.3
* 103.3
* 104.3
* 105.1
* 105.9
* 106.7
* 107.5
* 107.9

Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel|

* 90.1-1
* 90.1-2
* 91.7-1
* 91.7-2
* 92.5-1
* 92.5-2
* 93.7-1
* 93.7-2
* 95.3-1
* 95.3-2
* 96.1-1
* 96.1-2
* 96.9-1
* 96.9-2
* 97.7-1
* 99.3-1
* 100.1-1
* 101.1-1
* 101.1-2
* 101.1-3
* 102.9-1
* 103.9-1
* 103.9-2
* 105.5-1
* 106.3-1
* 106.3-2
* 107.1-1

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* W277AP
* W282BY
* W286AK
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* WARO
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* HD2
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* HD2
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* HD2
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* HD2
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Defunct|

* WAXA (1200 AM)
* WFLP-LP (98.7 FM)
* WFLU-LP (107.9 FM)
* WFSX (1240 AM)
* WNOG (1270 AM)
* WNPL (1460 AM)
* WVOI (1480 AM)

Radio stations in Southwest Florida
Fort Myers
Sarasota

Other nearby regions
Florida Keys
Miami-Fort Lauderdale
Sebring-Arcadia
West Palm Beach

See also
List of radio stations in Florida

* v
* t
* e

Classic rock radio stations in the state of Florida

By frequency|

* 840
* 92.1
* 92.5
* 94.5
* 95.5
* 95.7
* 95.9
* 95.9
* 96.7
* 98.7
* 98.9
* 98.9
* 99.5
* 100.3
* 103.1
* 104.7
* 105.9
* 106.5
* 107.9

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* WAIL
* WARO
* WBCG
* WFKZ
* WHOG-FM
* WMMO
* WNDD
* WOYS
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* WPGS
* WPRY-FM
* WRBA
* WROK-FM
* WTKE-FM
* WTZB
* WWCQ
* WXOF
* WYND-FM

By city|

* Alachua
* Carrabelle
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* Englewood
* Holmes Beach
* Key West
* Mims
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* Naples
* Niceville
* Ormond-By-The-Sea
* Orlando
* Perry
* Plantation Key
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See also
adult contemporary
classic hits
college
country
news/talk
NPR
oldies
religious
rock
sports
top 40
urban
other radio stations in Florida

See also
active rock
classic rock
mainstream rock
modern rock
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