WHRZ-LP
City | Spartanburg, South Carolina |
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Frequency | 104.1 MHz |
Branding | The Z |
Programming | |
Format | Christian CHR |
Ownership | |
Owner | First Baptist Church of Spartanburg |
History | |
First air date | May 19, 2005 |
Call sign meaning | Hangar Radio Z (former branding) |
Technical information | |
Class | L1 |
ERP | 47 watts |
HAAT | 43.5 meters (143 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°57′01″N 81°55′39″W / 34.95028°N 81.92750°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | http://thez.com/ |
WHRZ-LP (104.1 FM, "The Z") is a non-commercial low-power radio station in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Owned by the First Baptist Church of Spartanburg, it broadcasts a youth-oriented Christian CHR format. The station is licensed by the FCC to broadcast with an ERP of 47 watts (.047 kW). Its transmitter is located on the former WSPA-TV tower in downtown Spartanburg. The station has a range of approximately 10 miles, although it reaches a wider audience via FM translators, and syndication of its programming on HD Radio subchannels of WLFJ-FM and WLFS.
History[]
The station originally signed on in May 2005, broadcasting a Christian CHR format targeting teenagers and young adults. It initially used the branding Hangar Radio Z, referencing the nickname for the Church's recently-constructed youth center ("The Hangar"), which also housed the station's studios.[1]
Translators[]
In addition to the main station at 104.1, the station operates multiple FM translators to broaden its coverage over the upstate of South Carolina, as well as the Charleston area:
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) |
City of license | ERP (W) |
Class | FCC info |
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W238AW | 95.5 | 55 | D | FCC FM Query | |
W289AO | 105.9 | Anderson, South Carolina | 27 | D | FCC FM Query |
W216BJ | 91.1 | Wando, South Carolina | 10 | D | FCC FM Query |
W220CN | 91.9 | Charleston, South Carolina | 10 | D | FCC FM Query |
As part of an agreement with Radio Training Network, the station's programming is also syndicated on the HD Radio subchannels of WLFJ-FM/Greenville and WLFS/Port Wentworth—co-branded as His Radio Z.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "Cale's Career Capsule (interview with GM)". The Christian Radio Homepage. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
External links[]
- Official website
- WHRZ in the FCC FM station database
- WHRZ-LP on Radio-Locator
- WHRZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Radio stations in South Carolina
- Christian radio stations in South Carolina
- Low-power FM radio stations in South Carolina
- Radio stations established in 2005
- South Carolina radio station stubs
- Christian radio station stubs