WAKZ
| City | Sharpsville, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Youngstown, Ohio |
| Frequency | 95.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Real 95.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC) |
| WBBG, WKBN, WMXY, WNCD, WNIO | |
| History | |
First air date | December 28, 1976 (as WFAR-FM) |
Former call signs | WFAR-FM (1976–1980) WGBZ (1980–1982) WMGZ-FM (1982–1989) WOJY-FM (1989–1991) WAXF (1991–1992) WHTX (1992–1994) WRKU (1994–1996) WWSY (1996–1998) WTNX (1998–2001) |
Call sign meaning | refers to former "Kiss FM" branding |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 74468 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°13′05.00″N 80°33′43.00″W / 41.2180556°N 80.5619444°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | real959 |
WAKZ (95.9 FM, "Real 95.9") is a radio station licensed to Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, and serving Youngstown, Ohio. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. The station airs an urban contemporary radio format. Prior to July 2, 2020, WAKZ broadcast a contemporary hit radio format as "95.9 Kiss FM".[1]
References[]
- ^ Venta, Lance (July 2, 2020). "95.9 Kiss-FM Youngstown Gets Real With Hip Hop Flip". RadioInsight. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
External links[]
- WAKZ in the FCC FM station database
- WAKZ on Radio-Locator
- WAKZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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- HD Radio stations
- Radio stations in Pennsylvania
- Urban contemporary radio stations in the United States
- Radio stations established in 1976
- 1976 establishments in Pennsylvania
- IHeartMedia radio stations
- Pennsylvania radio station stubs