WUKZ

WUKZ (1010 AM) is a broadcast radio station licensed to serve the community of Marion, Virginia, United States. The station broadcasts a Classic Hits format to Marion and Smyth County, Virginia. WUKZ is owned and operated by Lisa Nininger Bouldin, through licensee Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc..

WUKZ
CityMarion, Virginia
Broadcast areaMarion, Virginia
Smyth County, Virginia
Frequency1010 kHz
BrandingKZ-101.1 FM
SloganClassic Hits of the '70s and '80s
Programming
FormatClassic Hits
Ownership
OwnerLisa Nininger Bouldin
(Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.)
WMEV-FM
History
First air date
December 12, 1948 (as WMEV)
Former call signs
WMEV (1948-2010)
Technical information
Facility ID63710
ClassD
Power1,000 watts daytime
Transmitter coordinates
36°51′23.0″N 81°30′21.0″W
Translator(s)101.1 W266BM (Rural Retreat)

History

The station was known as WMEV from its initial sign-on date of December 12, 1948, under the ownership of Mountain Empire Broadcasting Corporation, through the late 1982 sale to Summit Broadcasting, Inc., and the mid-1998 acquisition by Glenwood Communications Corporation. The call sign stood for Wonderful Mountain Empire of Virginia.

On November 20, 2010, the station dropped its longtime WMEV call sign to become WUKZ. Concurrent with this change, the station dropped its Southern Gospel format and rebranded itself as "Christmas 101.1" with an all-Christmas music format.

On January 1, 2011, WUKZ dropped Christmas music for Classic Hits and picked up the branding "KZ-101.1FM".

Effective January 1, 2017, Glenwood Communications sold WUKZ, sister station WMEV-FM, and translator W266BM to Bristol Broadcasting Company for $1.75 million.

Translator

In addition to the main station, WUKZ is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.[1]

Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
(W)		Height
(m (ft))		ClassFCC info
W266BM101.1Rural Retreat, Virginia84775250 watts408.9 m (1,342 ft)DFCC

References
  1. "W266BM Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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