WOLF-FM
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| City | Baldwinsville, New York |
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| Broadcast area | Syracuse, New York |
| Branding | 92.1 The Wolf |
| Slogan | Syracuse's New Hit Country |
| Frequency | 92.1 MHz |
| First air date | 1967 (as WSEN-FM) |
| Format | Country |
| Language(s) | English |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 91 meters |
| Class | B1 |
| Facility ID | 7716 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 43°10′46″N 76°20′19″W / 43.17944°N 76.33861°W |
| Callsign meaning | The WOLF (station branding) |
| Former callsigns | WSEN-FM (1967-2016) WNDR (4/6/2016-4/14/2016) |
| Owner |
Family Life Network (Family Life Ministries, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WCIS |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 92.1 The Wolf Online |
WOLF-FM is a radio station serving the community of Baldwinsville, New York in the Syracuse, New York metropolitan area. The station is owned by Family Life Network, and is currently operating as a simulcast of WOSW, running a country music format branded as 92.1 The Wolf.
In 1967, the station began operations as a full-time country outlet as WSEN-FM. It was the sister station to WSEN 1050, one of the first country stations in the northeastern United States. Century Radio sold the stations in 1974.
On September 7, 1975, WSEN-FM began operating on a 24-hour basis continuing with a country music format hosted by Carl Knight from 1-6 a.m. The new 24 hour full-time programming lineup included: Bob Paris 6-10 a.m.; Daniel J. Dunn 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.; "Uncle" Rob 2-6 p.m.; Les Howard 6-10 p.m.; Al Jenner 10 p.m. - 1 a.m.
In 1986, the station format flipped to oldies. Both AM and FM were owned by Buckley Broadcasting during much of the 2000s, until being sold in 2008 to Leatherstocking Media Group.
In 2011, as the oldies format drifted into classic hits, WSEN (at the time playing a 1960s/1970s mix of songs) split its simulcast: the FM side switched to a modern-leaning classic hits format centered on the 1970s and 1980s, while the AM side went for a "real oldies" approach featuring 1950s and 1960s music.
In late 2015, the station was sold to the Family Life Network, a regional religious broadcaster, along with WMCR-FM and rights to WFBL. WSEN-FM's intellectual property (including all on-air programming and staff contracts) was sold to Galaxy Communications, who merged it with that of WZUN (which Galaxy reacquired in February 2016).
Family Life Network then promptly traded the 92.1 license to Craig Fox in exchange for the former WOLF-FM (105.1) in DeRuyter and WWLF-FM (96.7) in Oswego. WOLF's country music format was installed on 92.1 on March 29 at 5:00 p.m. The WSEN-FM call letters were swapped with Fox's WNDR-FM on April 6, 2016. The station adopted the WOLF-FM call sign on April 14, 2016.
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