WWYZ
Broadcast areaWaterbury/Hartford/New Haven/Bridgeport, Connecticut
Frequency92.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingCountry 92-5
Programming
FormatCountry
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
WHCN, WKSS, WPOP, WUCS
History
First air date
August 1, 1961 (1961-08-01)
Former call signs
  • WATR-FM (1961–1973)
  • WENU-FM (1973)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID74205
ClassB
ERP17,000 watts
HAAT268 meters (879 ft)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitecountry925.iheart.com

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 radio format.

The studios and offices are located on Columbus Boulevard in Hartford. The station's 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

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WWYZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/WWYZ
  3. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1963 page B-33
  4. ↑ "WWYZ history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  5. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1975 page C-33
  6. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2001 page D-81

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