After nearly 50 years on the radio, iconic station WPLJ will soon be off the airwaves.

“The rumors you’ve been hearing are true,” 95.5 PLJ revealed on Twitter Wednesday morning. “As hard as it is to believe, WPLJ will be going away on Friday, May 31.”

The New York City-based station was purchased by Education Media Foundation, the owners of K-LOVE Christian radio, earlier this year, according to Billboard magazine.

WPLJ signed on to the air in 1971 blasting rock music from artists including Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix and The Doobie Brothers.

Their call letters were derived from “White Port and Lemon Juice,” a 1950’s rhythm and blues song covered by Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention.

In 1983 the station transitioned from an album-oriented rock format to contemporary hit radio.

Since the early 1990’s WPLJ has been playing adult contemporary music – and began to drop the “W” from their name.

Longtime fans took to Twitter to share their memories of the station.

“The end of an era!” tweeted @Andrew_J_Lowry. “Just heard @955PLJ will be signing off on 5/31. Been #1 preset on my radio for as long as I can remember.”