WVZA
WVZA (92.7 FM, "92-7 ALT 2K") is an American alternative rock music formatted radio station licensed to Herrin, Illinois, serving the Marion-Carbondale, Illinois, area.
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| City | Herrin, Illinois |
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| Broadcast area | Marion-Carbondale |
| Frequency | 92.7 MHz |
| Branding | 92.7 ALT 2K |
| Programming | |
| Format | Alternative rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Withers Broadcasting (Withers Broadcasting of Southern Illinois, LLC) |
| WDDD-FM, WFRX, WHET, WMIX, WMIX-FM, WTAO-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | March 1994 |
Former call signs | WVZA (1991-2009) WTAO-FM (2009-2018) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 124 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37.774°N 89.097°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | alt2k.com |
History
92.7 FM previously aired a Top 40 (CHR) format branded as "KISS-FM", competing with WCIL-FM, under the ownership of Clear Channel Communications. It was divested and sold to Withers Broadcasting in 2008 as part of Clear Channel's plan to exit small market radio.[1]
In July 2009, the top 40 format and call sign were moved to 105.1 FM in Murphysboro, Illinois, with the active rock format and WTAO-FM call sign coming over to 92.7 FM. The stations announced a reversal of the call sign swap on July 23, 2018, which took effect on August 1, 2018.[2]
On May 24, 2019 WVZA changed their format from adult contemporary to alternative rock, branded as "92.7 Alt 2K".[3]
References
- http://www.thesouthern.com/articles/2008/03/23/local/23848436.txt
- "Withers Swaps WTAO & WVZA In Southern Illinois Again - RadioInsight". RadioInsight. 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- Alt 2K Debuts in Marion-Carbondale Radioinsight - May 28, 2019
External links
- WVZA in the FCC's FM station database
- WVZA on Radio-Locator
- WVZA in Nielsen Audio's FM station database