WWYZ

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WWYZ
Broadcast area
Frequency 92.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingCountry 92-5
Programming
Format Country
Affiliations Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
WHCN, WKSS, WPOP, WUCS
History
First air date
August 1, 1961;64 years ago (1961-08-01)
Former call signs
  • WATR-FM (1961–1973)
  • WENU-FM (1973)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 74205
Class B
ERP 17,000 watts
HAAT 268 meters (879 ft)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website country925.iheart.com

WWYZ (92.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Waterbury, Connecticut, and serving the Waterbury, Hartford and New Haven areas. It is owned by iHeartMedia, and airs a country music radio format.

Contents

WWYZ's studios and offices are located on Columbus Boulevard in Hartford, and its transmitter is in Meriden, on West Peak in the Hanging Hills. [2]

History

WATR-FM

The station signed on the air on August 1, 1961, as WATR-FM. [3] It was owned by the Gilmore family, which also owned WATR (1320 AM) and WATR-TV (channel 53; now WCCT-TV channel 20).

The call sign stood for the city of license, Waterbury. At first, WATR-FM simulcast the AM 1320 programming. In the early 1970s, it switched to an easy listening format. In 1973, it briefly changed to WENU-FM, before changing again to WWYZ. [4] [5] With the new call sign, the station referred to itself as "The Music Lover's WISE Choice".

Switch to country

In the 1980s, WWYZ broadcast a mix of formats from country to Top-40. In between late August and early September 1988, it became an all country formatted station. The station reputedly adopted an all-Christmas music format during the 1998 holiday season, three years before the format was introduced nationwide. [6] In July 1999, WWYZ was bought by AMFM, Inc. [7] The following year, AMFM was acquired by Clear Channel Communications, which changed its name in 2014 to iHeartMedia.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WWYZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/WWYZ
  3. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1963 page B-33
  4. ↑ "WWYZ history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  5. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1975 page C-33
  6. ↑ Robinson, Kevin (September 2, 2025). "The All-Christmas Flip Timing Is Key for AC Radio Success". Barrett Media. Retrieved October 14, 2025. Other records indicate that the first FM radio station to go All-Christmas is credited to WWYZ/Hartford in 1998.
  7. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2001 page D-81

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