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WERX-FM (102.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Columbia, North Carolina, US, it serves the Outer Banks and Hampton Roads areas. The station is currently owned by Lawrence Loesch & Margaret Loesch.[2]
Frequency | 102.5 MHz |
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Branding | 102.5 The Shark |
Programming | |
Format | Classic hits |
Ownership | |
Owner | Lawrence Loesch & Margaret Loesch |
History | |
First air date | 1982 (as WZBO) |
Former call signs | WZBO (1982–1983) WZBO-FM (1983–1992) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 36764 |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 64,000 watts |
HAAT | 210 meters |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 1025theshark.com |
The station had originally been WZBO, running an adult contemporary format out of their Edenton, North Carolina studio. In 1990, The Loesch family purchased the station and was able to raise the station's power from 6 kW to 64 kW and relocated its tower to Columbia, North Carolina and its studios to Nags Head, North Carolina and went modern rock as WERX. In the mid-1990s the station went to an oldies format, and finally to its current classic hits format.
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WERX-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WERX-FM 102.5 MHz". Radio-Locator.com. June 28, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
External links
edit- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 36764 (WERX-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WERX-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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