WVZA

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WVZA
WVZA 92.7ALT2K logo.png
City Herrin, Illinois
Broadcast area Marion-Carbondale
Frequency 92.7 MHz
Branding92.7 ALT 2K
Programming
Format Alternative rock
Ownership
Owner Withers Broadcasting
(Withers Broadcasting of Southern Illinois, LLC)
WDDD-FM, WFRX, WHET, WMIX, WMIX-FM, WTAO-FM
History
First air date
March 1994 (1994-03)
Former call signs
WVZA (1991-2009)
WTAO-FM (2009-2018)
Technical information
Facility ID 124
Class B1
ERP 25,000 watts
HAAT 100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
37°46′26″N89°05′49″W / 37.774°N 89.097°W / 37.774; -89.097 Coordinates: 37°46′26″N89°05′49″W / 37.774°N 89.097°W / 37.774; -89.097
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website alt2k.com

WVZA (92.7 FM, "92-7 ALT 2K") is an American alternative rock music formatted radio station licensed to Herrin, Illinois, serving the Marion-Carbondale, Illinois, area.

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History

92.7 FM previously aired a Top 40 (CHR) format branded as "KISS-FM", competing with WCIL-FM, under the ownership of Clear Channel Communications. It was divested and sold to Withers Broadcasting in 2008 as part of Clear Channel's plan to exit small market radio. [1]

In July 2009, the top 40 format and call sign were moved to 105.1 FM in Murphysboro, Illinois, with the active rock format and WTAO-FM call sign coming over to 92.7 FM. The stations announced a reversal of the call sign swap on July 23, 2018, which took effect on August 1, 2018. [2]

On May 24, 2019, WVZA changed their format from adult contemporary to alternative rock, branded as "92.7 Alt 2K". [3]

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References

  1. "Withers acquires six radio stations".
  2. "Withers Swaps WTAO & WVZA In Southern Illinois Again - RadioInsight". RadioInsight. 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  3. Alt 2K Debuts in Marion-Carbondale Radioinsight - May 28, 2019