| WICU-FM | |
| City: | Lawrence Park, Pennsylvania |
| Area: | Erie, Pennsylvania |
| Branding: | HAPPI 927 |
| Format: | Contemporary hit radio |
| Language: | English |
| Erp: | 6,000 watts |
| Haat: | 3m (10feet) |
| Class: | A |
| Facility Id: | 189528 |
| Coordinates: | 42.1236°N -80.1172°W |
| Callsign Meaning: | derived from sister station WICU-TV |
| Affiliations: | United Stations Radio Networks |
| Operator: | Lilly Broadcasting |
| Owner: | SJL Broadcasting |
| Licensee: | SJL of Pennsylvania, Inc. |
| Sister Stations: | WICU-TV, WSEE-TV |
| Webcast: | Listen Live |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WICU-FM (92.7 MHz) is a contemporary hit radio-formatted radio station in Erie, Pennsylvania, licensed to Lawrence Park, Pennsylvania, under the ownership of SJL Broadcasting (a sister company to Lilly Broadcasting). It uses the moniker "Happi 927". WICU-FM is simulcast in Warren on Lilly-owned WICU (1310 AM and 96.7 FM).
The station, using the call sign WEHP, signed on the air November 9, 2012, stunting with songs including the word "Happy"; at 12p.m. on November 16, 2012, it formally launched its contemporary hit radio format under the branding of "Happi 92.7".[1] The station was originally owned by Rick Rambaldo'a Erie Radio Company;[1] the construction permit had been acquired, under the name First Channel Communications, for $2,068,000 in a May 2011 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) auction, outbidding an entity affiliated with Connoisseur Media.[2] Rambaldo had previously a group of Erie radio stations that was sold to NextMedia in 1999, and subsequently acquired by Connoisseur Media and then iHeartMedia.[3] The WEHP call sign was assigned on May 16, 2012.[4]
In September 2019, Erie Radio Company announced the sale of the station to SJL of Pennsylvania, owner of WICU-TV, for $1.33 million; SJL is a sister company to Lilly Broadcasting, whose holdings in the area include WSEE-TV and three Warren radio stations.[5] Under the terms of the agreement, Erie Radio Company retained the rights to the "Happi" brand, but granted SJL/Lilly a perpetual royalty-free license to use the name.[3] The sale was completed on December 31, 2019,[6] at which point the call sign was changed to WICU (the "-FM" suffix was added on February 13, 2020).[4] On April 1, 2020, WICU-FM began simulcasting in Warren on WICU (1310 AM and 96.7 FM).[7]
In September 2021, WICU-FM relocated its studios to the facilities of WICU-TV and WSEE-TV, up State Street from its original studios.[8]