WEPT-FM

WEPT-FM (107.1 FM) is a commercial radio station serving New York City. It is owned by Urban One, and carries a Regional Mexican format with its HD2 subchannel carrying an country format. WEPT-FM's offices are located at the Carnegie Hall Tower in Midtown Manhattan and its transmitter is located at the former Condé Nast Building.

As a simulcast of WOV/WADO
On October 10, 1954, WOV-FM would launch on New York radio sets. The station was originally owned by the International Broadcasting Corporation (through the WOV Broadcasting subsidiary) and served as a simulcast of WADO, which was a successful Italian language station in the northeast.

In 1959, WOV-AM-FM was sold to Bartell Broadcasters, who renamed the cluster to WADO-AM-FM. Shortly after the acquisition, WADO-AM and WADO-FM would change their format to a Top 40 and R&B format, while retaining Italian language programming at the night hours. WADO-AM-FM would then expand its lineup to feature Spanish language and Asian programming although the cluster would become Spanish full-time by 1970.

During its status as a full-time Spanish language station, it competed with AM stations WKDM, WSKQ and WJIT. Although the WADO cluster was doing way better than those stations.

In 1979, WADO-AM-FM were sold to Command Broadcasting. In 1986, Heftel would acquire WADO-AM but Command retained WADO-FM.

WKTU-FM (1986-1996)
For the first incarnation of WKTU on 92.3 FM, and the current incarnation of WKTU on 103.5 FM, see WNYL (FM) § WKTU (1975-1985) and WKTU § WKTU (1996-present)

After being separated from its AM sister station, WADO-FM would switch to a rhythmic CHR format using the WKTU call-letters and branding itself as "KTU 107.1". The first song to play on "KTU 107.1" was September by Earth, Wind & Fire. The format proved to be successful, and gave WKTU a good library of songs to play.

In 1990, The locally owned Odyssey Communications would purchase WKTU-FM for Command Broadcasting. Odyssey's purchase was made so that the company would finalize its idea on a regional network in New York that would officially launch as soon as another major event on WKTU-FM happened.

WYNY (1996); the birth of New Country Y-107
Further information on the history of this station prior to its move to the 107.1 frequency, see WKTU § WYNY (1988-1996)

On February 9, 1996, Odyssey Communications entered a deal with Evergreen Media (owner of WYNY), in which Odyssey would purchase the format and call-letters of WYNY transferring to WKTU, with WKTU's license, format and call-letters being transferred to the previous WYNY.

The last song to play on "KTU 107.1" was "Disconnected" by Face to Face. During the switch, WKTU would adopt the WYNY call-letters and its country format, as well as adopting the branding "New Country Y-107". The first song to play on "New Country Y-107" was "Just One Night" by McBride & the Ride.

Expansion of Y-107
On December 5, 1996, Odyssey Communications would buyout WRGX in Bancliff Manor, NY and WZVU in Long Branch, NJ, both stations were on the 107.1 dial as well and they would adopt the Y-107 branding as well. A month later, Odyssey (later known as Big City Radio) bought WNEW-FM's semi-satellite WWHB in Hamptons Bay, NY, with it joining the Y-107 network. The last station to join the Y-107 network was WRNJ-FM in Beledive, NJ.

In 1998, WYNY would change its call-letters to WNYY-FM after WRGX change its own call-letters to WYNY.

Purchase by Urban One; switch to Regional Mexican
In late April 2002, due to the financial problems regarding Big City Radio, the company would sell WNYY-FM to Urban One. Urban One would retain the station's country format, even retaining the "Y-107" which was long dead on other stations owned. by Big City Radio. But on July 24, 2007, WNYY-FM announced that it would officially discontinued its country format. The final song to play on "New Country Y-107" was "Goodbye Time" by Blake Shelton.

Soon after the official (temporary) death of New Country Y-107, WNYY-FM would flip to a Regional Mexican format branded as "El Patrón 107.1", the station would change its call-letters to WEPT-FM on July 26, 2007 to reflect its current branding. On August 8, 2008, New Country Y-107 would be revived on WEPT-FM's HD2 sub-channel.