WXCZ

Last updated
WXCZ
Broadcast area Levy County, Florida
Frequency 103.3 MHz
Branding Nature Coast Country
Programming
Format Country
Ownership
Owner
  • Betty Marcocci
  • (WGUL-FM, Inc.)
WZCC
History
First air date
March 1996 (as WCQQ at 102.7)
Former call signs
WVNM (1991–1995)
WCQQ (1995–1996)
WRGO (1996–2017)
Former frequencies
102.7 MHz (1996–2018)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 57563
Class C3
ERP 31,000 watts
HAAT 140 meters (459 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
29°11′45.00″N82°59′46.00″W / 29.1958333°N 82.9961111°W / 29.1958333; -82.9961111
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website NatureCoastCountry.com

WXCZ (103.3 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Cedar Key, Florida. The station is owned by Betty Marcocci, through licensee WGUL-FM, Inc., and features a country music radio format. It is simulcast on 104.3 WXZC in Inglis, Florida. The two stations call themselves "Nature Coast Country."

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History

The station was given a construction permit and was assigned the call letters WVNM on 1991-08-09. On 1995-08-01, the still-unbuilt station changed its call sign to WCQQ, on 1996-07-15 to WRGO, and on 2017-07-24 to the current WXCZ. [2]

The station signed on the air in March 1996, as WCQQ, originally at 102.7 MHz. [3] It was owned by Stoehr Communications and aired an oldies format. In the early 2010s, the station moved to 103.3 MHz.

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WXCZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "WXCZ Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1997 page B-85