WGMZ
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.[2]
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| City | Glencoe, Alabama |
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| Broadcast area | Gadsden, Alabama |
| Frequency | 93.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Classic Hits Z93.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | iHeartMedia (iHM Licenses, LLC) |
| WAAX | |
| History | |
First air date | 1994 |
Former call signs | WZJV (1992–1993)[1] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 2465 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 1,650 watts |
| HAAT | 189 meters (620 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°57′16″N 85°51′40″W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wgmz.iheart.com/ |
History
The 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-FM from 1961 to 1984.
WGMZ dropped Top 40 for the Target Radio Satellite Networks adult alternative format "theLYTE".[3]
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
- "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- Stark, Phyllis (July 16, 1994). "Vox Jox". Billboard. 106 (29): 84.
External links
- WGMZ in the FCC FM station database
- WGMZ on Radio-Locator
- WGMZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database