WAZA (FM)

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WAZA
Broadcast areaSouth-Central Mississippi
Frequency 107.7 MHz
Branding107.7 WAZA
Programming
Format Urban adult contemporary
Affiliations Westwood One
Ownership
OwnerNorth Shore Broadcasting Co., Inc.
WAKK, WKJN, WAPF
History
First air date
 1998
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 82529
Class C3
ERP 25,000 watts
HAAT 100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 31°17′12.0″N90°47′53.0″W / 31.286667°N 90.798056°W / 31.286667; -90.798056
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Public license information

WAZA (107.7 FM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Liberty, Mississippi. The station is owned and operated by North Shore Broadcasting Co., Inc.

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Programming

WAZA was launched as an urban outlet branded as "The Spot 107.7" in 1998. Throughout its early years it also had other formats including Variety Hits and Oldies. In mid-2010, the station flipped to sports talk as a Fox Sports Radio affiliate branded as "Sportstalk 107.7FM". Since April 2011, the station has broadcast an urban adult contemporary music format branded as "The Touch 107.7" and serves the McComb, MS area. 107.7 WAZA is known for the Blues Cruise with DJ Lonnie MC, which airs weekdays from 3-7pm and Saturdays 10am-1pm. In 2023, it became the home for The Steve Harvey Morning Show. [2]

History

WAZA was also the call letters of an AM station in the 1970s in Bainbridge, Georgia.

After applying in July 1996, this station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on January 22, 1998. [3] The new station was assigned the WAZA call sign by the FCC on February 20, 1998. [4] WAZA received its license to cover from the FCC on September 25, 1998. [5]

On September 21, 2011, Charles W. Dowdy, acting as the sole owner of license holder Southwest Broadcasting, Inc., dissolved the corporation and assigned the broadcast licenses it held (WAZA plus sister stations WAKH, WAKK, WAPF, WFCG, WJSH, WKJN, and WTGG) to himself acting as debtor in possession before initiating a Chapter 11 bankruptcy. [6] The FCC approved the license transfer on December 19, 2011. [7]

On October 25, 2019, the stations emerged and this signal was transferred to North Shore Broadcasting.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WAZA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron . Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Application Search Details (BPH-19960708MC)". FCC Media Bureau. January 22, 1998. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. February 20, 1998. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Application Search Details ()". FCC Media Bureau. September 25, 1998. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  6. ↑ "FCC Form 316, Section III, Item 5: Description of the Transaction". Federal Communications Commission. November 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Application Search Details ( BALH-20111129GBX)". FCC Media Bureau. December 19, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
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