WWIZ

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For the former radio station in Lorain, Ohio, see WWIZ (Lorain, Ohio).
WWIZ
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CityWest Middlesex, Pennsylvania
Broadcast areaYoungstown metropolitan area
Frequency103.9 MHz
BrandingZ104
Christmas 104 (September/October–January)
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatOldies
Christmas Music (September/October–January)
Ownership
OwnerCumulus Broadcasting
(Cumulus Licensing LLC)
Sister stations
WBBW, WHOT, WPIC, WQXK, WRQX, WYFM
History
First air date
October 1972 (1972-10)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID23437
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT88.9 meters (292 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°12′18″N 80°21′47″W / 41.205°N 80.363°W / 41.205; -80.363
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.oldiesz104.com

WWIZ is a commercial FM radio station in West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, United States, serving the Youngstown, Ohio market broadcasting at 103.9 MHz with an oldies format between January and September or October, and a Christmas format between September or October and January. It is one of seven radio stations in the Youngstown market owned by Cumulus Broadcasting with studios in "The Radio Center" in Youngstown.

History[]

WWIZ first signed on the air in October 1972.

Format Flips[]

On March 31, 2017, WWIZ began stunting with a loop of The Moody Blues' “Nights in White Satin” and The Royal Guardsmen's “Snoopy vs. the Red Baron”, with just a legal ID between the songs. The following day at Noon, the station flipped to classic hits as "Z104" using Westwood One's "Good Time Oldies" satellite feed.[1]

First-in-the-nation Christmas music flips[]

On October 25, 2019, WWIZ dropped its oldies format and began carrying Christmas music, branded as "Christmas 104", It was the first station in the country to flip to Christmas music for the holiday season and initially appeared to be a stunt.[2]

On January 1, 2020, WWIZ ended its Christmas music stunt and returned to its previous oldies format, branded as "Z104".[3]

On September 25, 2020 at 12:25 p.m. EDT, WWIZ again flipped to Christmas music. It is the earliest known flip to Christmas music for an FCC-licensed station; the earliest stations, including stunting stations, typically flip to the format in mid-October.[4]

On October 1, 2021 at 12:25 p.m. EDT, WWIZ again flipped to Christmas music, branded as "Christmas 104".[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rock 104" Youngstown Flips to Oldies Radioinsight - April 1, 2017
  2. ^ Christmas Music Season Starts in Youngstown Radioinsight - October 25, 2019
  3. ^ WWIZ Returns to Oldies Radioinsight - January 1, 2020
  4. ^ WWIZ Youngstown Begins Christmas Music Season Radioinsight - September 25, 2020
  5. ^ WWIZ Makes Its Annual Early Christmas Move Radioinsight - October 1, 2021

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