WOKZ (FM)

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WOKZ
Frequency 105.9 FM (MHz)
BrandingReal Country 105.9
Programming
Format Country music
Ownership
OwnerThe Original Company, Inc.
WFIW, WFIW-FM
History
First air date
September 1996 [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 71164
Class A
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 100 meters
Links
Public license information
Website WOKZ's website

WOKZ 105.9 FM is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Fairfield, Illinois, the station is owned by The Original Company, Inc. [3]

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History

The station began broadcasting in September 1996, airing a country music format. [1] [4] [5] The station was originally owned by David Land's Wayne County Broadcasting Co. [5] [6] In 2012, Land sold WOKZ, along with WFIW and WFIW-FM, to The Original Company for $962,766.67. [6] [7]

The call letters WOKZ-FM were previously assigned to a station in Alton, Illinois; it began broadcasting in 1948 on 99.9 MHz. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Station History". WFIW. Archived from the original on February 6, 2002. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WOKZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ WOKZ fcc.gov. Accessed September 29, 2012
  4. ↑ "Format Changes", The M-Street Journal. Vol. 13 No. 38. September 18, 1996. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  5. 1 2 Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1997 , Broadcasting & Cable, 1997. p. B-135. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Seller retains ties to Illinois radio trio", Radio & Television Business Report, May 24, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  7. ↑ Asset Purchase Agreement, fcc.gov. April 30, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  8. ↑ "WOKZ-FM Alton, 99.9 mc Is Now in Operation" (PDF). Broadcasting. June 28, 1948. Retrieved December 21, 2014.

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