WQYZ (92.5 MHz "Rock 92.5") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, and serving the Biloxi-Gulfport radio market. It airs a classic rock format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. Core artists include AC/DC, Metallica, Pearl Jam and Van Halen. WQYZ is the Biloxi-Gulfport affiliate for Rover's Morning Glory, a syndicated morning show from sister station WMMS in Cleveland, hosted by Shane French, known as Rover.
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| Broadcast area | Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi |
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| Frequency | 92.5 MHz |
| Branding | Rock 92.5 |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Ownership | |
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| WBUV, WKNN, WMJY | |
| History | |
First air date | September 1, 1992 (as WWXX) |
Former call signs | WWXX (1992–1994) WXCR (1994–1998) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 24513 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 98 meters (322 ft) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 925rocks.iheart.com |
WQYZ has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts, as a Class A FM station. The transmitter is off Big Ridge Road in St. Martin, Mississippi, near Interstate 10.
History
editOn September 1, 1992, the station signed on as WWXX.[2] It was owned by Golden Gulf Coast Broadcasting with its studios and offices in Biloxi. It later switched to the call sign WXCR as a Contemporary Christian music station. In 1998, the call letters flipped to WQYZ with an urban adult contemporary format.
On October 25, 2017, at 7 p.m., WQYZ dropped its urban AC format (branded as "92.5 The Beat") and began stunting as "Roulette Radio." On October 31, WQYZ flipped to classic rock, branded as "Rock 92.5. In 2022 WQYZ dropped Rover's morning glory for Walton & Johnson morning show."[3]
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WQYZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1995 page B-231
- ^ WQYZ Biloxi Flips to Classic Rock Radioinsight - November 2, 2017
External links
edit- WQYZ official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 24513 (WQYZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WQYZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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