WIOZ (AM)

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WIOZ
Frequency 550 kHz
BrandingWIOZ 550 AM
Programming
Format Soft Oldies - Standards
Affiliations America's Best Music
Ownership
OwnerMuirfield Broadcasting, Inc.
WIOZ-FM
History
First air date
March 25, 1980;45 years ago (1980-03-25)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 46949
Class B
Power 1,000 watts day
260 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 35°9′4″N79°28′40″W / 35.15111°N 79.47778°W / 35.15111; -79.47778
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WIOZ (550 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a soft oldies and standards format. It is licensed to Pinehurst, North Carolina, and is owned by Muirfield Broadcasting, Inc. It features programming from Westwood One's "America's Best Music" service.

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By day, WIOZ is powered at 1,000 watts. But to protect other stations on 550 AM from interference, it reduces power at night to 260 watts. It uses a directional antenna at all times. [2]

History

The station signed on the air on March 25, 1980. [3] At first, it was a daytimer station, powered at 1,000 watts but required to go off the air at night. In its early years, it had a Top 40 format and was an affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System.

WIOZ changed to the "Music of Your Life" adult standards format in 1999. At the same time, its sister station 102.5 WIOZ-FM changed to adult contemporary music. [4] In the 2000s, WIOZ 550 switched to "America's Best Music" radio service for its music programming.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WIOZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/WIOZ-AM
  3. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1985 page B-198. Retrieved Sept. 15, 2025.
  4. ↑ Michael Futch, "WIOZ-FM Changes Format to Soft Rock," The Fayetteville Observer, April 4, 1999.


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