WFZX

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WFZX
WFZX 99.1 99.3theVibe logo.png
Anniston, Alabama
Broadcast area Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Area
Frequency 1490 kHz
Branding99.1 & 99.3 The Vibe
Programming
Format Urban contemporary
Ownership
OwnerJeff Beck
(The Jeff Beck Broadcasting Group, LLC)
WTDR-FM, WTDR, WGAD, WWGC
History
First air date
1954 (as WANA)
Former call signs
WANA (1954-2008)
WSYA (2008-2011)
WGBZ (2011-2012) [1]
Technical information
Facility ID 2311
Class C
Power 1,000 watts (unlimited)
Transmitter coordinates
 33°41′15″N85°49′49″W / 33.68750°N 85.83028°W / 33.68750; -85.83028
Translator(s) 99.1 W256BH (Oxford)
99.3 W257CT (Gadsden)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website jeffbeckmedia.com/radio-stations/wfzx-the-fox

WFZX (1490 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an urban contemporary music format. [2] Licensed to Anniston, Alabama, United States, the station serves the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Area. The station is currently owned by Jeff Beck, through licensee The Jeff Beck Broadcasting Group, LLC. [3] The station is branded as "99.1 & 99.3 The Vibe", referring to its two translators in Oxford and Gadsden.

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History

Owned by Cary L. Graham and Edwin Estes, the Anniston Radio Company opened WANA in 1954, taking over the 1490-kHz 250-watt FCC assignment previously used by Anniston station WOOB. [4] Within a short time, Graham gained full ownership.

Joe A. Burney was an early employee of WANA, working his way up to become station manager. When Graham died, his will decreed that Bundy would receive the property. On August 4, 1987, the FCC approved the license to be transferred to Joe A. Burney and Ann H. Burney. [5]

In June 2000, Anniston Radio Company reached an agreement to sell this station to Dewey D. Lankford for a reported sale price of $175,000. [6] At the time of the sale, WANA broadcast a Southern Gospel music format. [6] The deal was approved by the FCC on July 10, 2000, and the transaction was consummated on July 17, 2000. [7]

In January 2006, Jacobs Broadcast Group Inc. reached an agreement to purchase WANA from Dewey D. Lankford. [8] The station sold for a reported $330,000. [9] At the time of the sale, WANA broadcast a mixed Urban Christian Contemporary/Gospel music format. The deal was approved by the FCC on March 3, 2006, and the transaction was consummated on May 1, 2006. [8]

Under the new ownership, until May 2008 the station had been sports radio formatted WANA, known on-air as "Sports Radio 1490 The Ticket."

In May 2008, the station announced it would change its call letters to WSYA and that by the end of May it would be broadcasting a Soft Adult Contemporary music format, simulcast on an FM translator in Anniston. The station was assigned the WSYA call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on May 23, 2008. [1] WSYA began broadcasting on 104.3 FM (Anniston, AL) and on 99.1 FM (Oxford, AL) on April 20, 2009. The station featured the syndicated The Bob and Sheri Show until early 2011, then it begin featuring the syndicated show The Rick and Bubba Show in the morning as well as Deliliah in the evening, until it changed formats. The station's call letters and branding were previously used by WMXS in Montgomery, Alabama, which used the WSYA call letters and was known as "Sunny 103" from 1987 to 1994.

The station changed call signs to WGBZ on April 6, 2011. [1] [10] The station again changed call signs on March 29, 2012 to WFZX.

On May 28, 2012 WFZX changed their format to classic hits, branded as "The Fox".

On September 5, 2012, WFZX, along with its sister station WTDR-FM, were sold to Jeff Beck, owner of The Jeff Beck Broadcasting Group, LLC. [11] The sale of the two stations to Beck was consummated on January 3, 2013, at a purchase price of $745,000.

On September 3, 2017 WFZX changed their format from classic hits to urban contemporary, branded as "99.1 & 99.3 The Vibe". (info taken from stationintel.com)

Translators

Broadcast translators of WFZX
Call sign Frequency
(MHz)		 City of license ERP
(W)		 Class FCC info
W256BH99.1 Oxford, Alabama 58D FCC FM Query
W257CT99.3 Gadsden, Alabama 250D FCC FM Query

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ↑ "WFZX Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ Butler, Harry D.; Alabama's First Radio Stations 1920-1960: A History of Radio Broadcasting in Alabama; Alabama Broadcasters Association, 2006
  5. ↑ "Application Search Details (BAL-19870617ED)". FCC Media Bureau. August 4, 1987.
  6. 1 2 "Changing Hands - 7/10/2000". Broadcasting & Cable. 2000-07-10.
  7. ↑ "Application Search Details (BAL-20000522AAQ)". FCC Media Bureau. July 17, 2000.
  8. 1 2 "Application Search Details (BAL-20060111ACB)". FCC Media Bureau. May 1, 2006.
  9. ↑ "Deals - 2/13/2006". Broadcasting & Cable. February 13, 2006.
  10. ↑ Steele, Cameron (March 28, 2011). "Locally based FM hip-hop has a home at WGBZ-The Beat". The Anniston Star . Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Alabama Stations Change Hands".
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