WGMZ
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| City | Glencoe, Alabama |
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| Broadcast area | Gadsden, Alabama |
| Branding | Classic Hits Z93.1 |
| Frequency | 93.1 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | 1994 |
| Format | Classic Hits |
| ERP | 1,650 watts |
| HAAT | 189 meters (620 feet) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 2465 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 33°57′16″N 85°51′40″W / 33.95444°N 85.86111°W |
| Former callsigns | WZJV (1992-1993)[1] |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (Capstar TX LLC) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wgmz.com |
WGMZ (93.1 FM, "Classic Hits Z93.1") is a radio station licensed to Glencoe, Alabama, USA. WGMZ serves the Gadsden, Alabama and Anniston, Alabama metropolitan areas. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and licensed to the Capstar TX Limited Partnership. It broadcasts a classic hits music format.[2]
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
- 1 2 "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
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WGMZ
- Radio-Locator information on WGMZ
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WGMZ