WGMZ (93.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Glencoe, Alabama, United States. WGMZ serves the Gadsden, Alabama, and Anniston, Alabama, metropolitan areas. The station is owned by San Antonio–based iHeartMedia and licensed to iHM Licenses, LLC. It broadcasts a classic hits music format.[3]
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| Broadcast area | Gadsden, Alabama |
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| Frequency | 93.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Classic Hits Z93.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WAAX | |
| History | |
First air date | 1994 |
Former call signs | WZJV (1992–1993)[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 2465 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 1,650 watts |
| HAAT | 189 meters (620 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°57′16″N 85°51′40″W / 33.95444°N 85.86111°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wgmz.iheart.com/ |
History
editThe station was assigned the WGMZ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on June 15, 1993.[1] Prior to that, the call letters were used in the Flint, Michigan, market on several stations, notably on what is now WCRZ from 1961 to 1984.
WGMZ dropped Top 40 for the Target Radio Satellite Networks adult alternative format "theLYTE".[4]
In 2006, WGMZ (Z-93.1) hired morning popular talents Rick Sisk and Dennis Deason and shifted Wild Bill Seckbach from AM to PM drive. WGMZ's primary coverage area includes Etowah and Calhoun counties (Gadsden/Anniston, AL)
References
edit- ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGMZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ Stark, Phyllis (July 16, 1994). "Vox Jox". Billboard. 106 (29): 84.
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 2465 (WGMZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WGMZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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