WWYZ
Radio station in Connecticut, United States
- Waterbury, Connecticut
- United States
- Waterbury–Hartford–
- New Haven–Bridgeport, Connecticut
- iHeartMedia
- (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations
First air date
Former call signs
- WATR-FM (1961–1973)
- WENU-FM (1973)
Licensing authority
Public license information
- Public file
- LMS
WWYZ (92.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Waterbury, Connecticut, and serving the Waterbury, Hartford and New Haven areas. It is owned by iHeartMedia, and airs a country music radio format.
WWYZ's studios and offices are located on Columbus Boulevard in Hartford, and its transmitter is in Meriden, on West Peak in the Hanging Hills.[2]
History
WATR-FM
The station signed on the air on August 1, 1961, as WATR-FM.[3] It was owned by the Gilmore family, which also owned WATR (1320 AM) and WATR-TV (channel 53; now WCCT-TV channel 20).
The call sign stood for the city of license, Waterbury. At first, WATR-FM simulcast the AM 1320 programming. In the early 1970s, it switched to an easy listening format. In 1973, it briefly changed to WENU-FM, before changing again to WWYZ.[4][5] With the new call sign, the station referred to itself as "The Music Lover's WISE Choice".
Switch to country
In the 1980s, WWYZ broadcast a mix of formats from country to Top-40. In between late August and early September 1988, it became an all country formatted station.In July 1999, WWYZ was bought by AMFM, Inc.[6] The following year, AMFM was acquired by Clear Channel Communications, which changed its name in 2014 to iHeartMedia.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WWYZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WWYZ
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1963 page B-33
- ^ "WWYZ history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1975 page C-33
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2001 page D-81
External links
Connecticut portal
- Official website
- WWYZ in the FCC FM station database
- WWYZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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41°33′47″N 72°50′42″W / 41.563°N 72.845°W / 41.563; -72.845
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