WFMZ (FM)
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| City of license | Hertford, North Carolina |
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| Broadcast area | Elizabeth City, NC Hampton Roads |
| Branding | Classic Rock 104.9 and 92.3 |
| Frequency | 104.9 MHz |
| First air date | 1991 |
| Format | Classic rock |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 150 meters |
| Class | C2 |
| Facility ID | 39883 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Callsign meaning | Family Minded Zone (from former sister station WFMZ-TV in Allentown, PA) |
| Former callsigns | WELQ (1986-1988) WKJE (1988-1997) |
| Owner | Hengooch, LLC |
| Sister stations | WVOD, WYND-FM, WZPR |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | yourclassicrock.com |
WFMZ (104.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Hertford, North Carolina, USA, it serves Northeast North Carolina along with parts of the Hampton Roads area. The station is owned by Hengooch, LLC. Its studios are located at 907 B West Ehringhaus Street in Elizabeth City, NC.
History
The station started in 1988, a CP (construction permit) was granted to Maranatha Broadcasting for WFMZ but it wouldn’t sign on until 1991. It was a Christian Contemporary station known as Praise 105 from 1991 to 2003. It was sold to Convergent Broadcasting in mid-June 2003. It became Classic Hits 104.9 on September 2, 2003 just after 6 am. The first song on Classic Hits 104.9 was Hotel California by The Eagles.[citation needed]
In 2006, Convergent Broadcasting LLC sold WFMZ, WYND-FM, WVOD and WZPR to CapSan Media LLC.[1]
Starting May 14, 2009, WFMZ began simulcasting on WZPR 92.3 FM.
Hengooch, LLC bought WZPR, WFMZ, WYND and WVOD in 2010 for $200,000.[2]
On December 5, 2012, due to WOBR-FM relaunching as "The Pirate", WFMZ tweaked their format to classic rock.
Max Radio of the Carolinas operates WZPR/WFMZ, WCMS-FM and WCXL as of 2013; WYND was sold.[2]
History of call letters
The call letters WFMZ were previously assigned to an FM station in Allentown, Pennsylvania.[3]
References
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WFMZ
- Radio-Locator information on WFMZ
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WFMZ
- WFMZ Changes from Christian Contemporary To Classic Hits
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