WEZL

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WEZL
Broadcast area Charleston metropolitan area and South Carolina Lowcountry
Frequency 103.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding103.5 WEZL
Programming
Format Country
Subchannels HD2: The Breeze (Soft adult contemporary)
Affiliations Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
WRFQ, WSCC-FM, WXLY
History
First air date
October 5, 1970(54 years ago) (1970-10-05)
Call sign meaning
WEaZeL for weasel, its original mascot.
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 2441
Class C1
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 201 meters (659 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 32°49′4.00″N79°50′9.00″W / 32.8177778°N 79.8358333°W / 32.8177778; -79.8358333
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website wezlfm.com

WEZL (103.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Charleston, South Carolina, and serving the Lowcountry. It broadcasts a country music radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. WEZL carries two nationally syndicated programs: The Bobby Bones Show on weekday mornings and After Midnite with Granger Smith , heard overnights. The radio studios and offices are on Houston Northcutt Boulevard in Mount Pleasant.

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WEZL has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for non-grandfathered FM stations. The transmitter is off Venning Road in Mount Pleasant, amid the towers for other Charleston-area FM and TV stations. [2] WEZL broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD2 digital subchannel carries iHeartRadio's soft adult contemporary music service, known as "The Breeze."

History

On October 5, 1970;54 years ago, WEZL first signed on the air. [3] It was owned by the Fine Arts Broadcasting with studios on Church Street. In its early days, it had an effective radiated power of 25,900 watts. It started with an easy listening format, represented by the EZ in its call sign. [4] After a couple of years, it flipped to country music. But it kept the same call letters, now pronouncing them as "Weasel."

The Weasel Morning Show consisted of longtime radio personalities TJ Phillips, Gary Griffin and Ric Rush. TJ, Gary and Ric were consistently the top rated morning show in Charleston. Griffin retired in 2012. [5] Phillips and Rush continued as the morning hosts before being moved to afternoons to make way for the syndicated Bobby Bones Show airing weekday mornings from Nashville. [6]

WEZL has been a country station in the Charleston market since 1972;53 years ago. In 2007, it started competing with Citadel Broadcasting's country station, WIWF 96.9 FM. WIWF later switched to classic hits. Currently WEZL's country competition is 92.5 WCKN, owned by Saga Communications.

"The Weasel" had the number one morning show for years prior to the arrival of Mike Tyler in January 1999. Tyler, Griffin and Janet Walsh fell to number 5 but regained the top spot in Fall 1999. [7] In the 2000s, the station stopped calling itself "The Weasel" most of the time, instead simply using its dial position and call letters.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WEZL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/WEZL
  3. ↑ Information from Broadcasting Yearbook 1971 page B-184
  4. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1972 page B-187. Retrieved March 15, 2024
  5. ↑ "WEZL-FM co-host signs off after nearly 38 years on air in Charleston area - Post and Courier". www.postandcourier.com. Archived from the original on June 22, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Find 103.5 WEZL's Friday Live On-Air Schedule".
  7. ↑ "The Weasel, Z 93 back on top in ratings". Post and Courier . March 2, 2000. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
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