WXZZ

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WXZZ
Broadcast area Lexington-Fayette Metropolitan Area
Frequency 103.3 MHz
BrandingZ-Rock 103
Programming
Format Active rock
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
United Stations Radio Networks
Ownership
Owner
WLTO, WLXX, WVLK, WVLK-FM
History
First air date
September 10, 1973 (as WAXU-FM at 103.1)
Former call signs
WAXU-FM (1973–1984)
WRMA (1984–1986)
WMGB (1986–1989)
WTKT (1989–1991)
WTKT-FM (1991–1995)
Former frequencies
103.1 MHz (1973–1992)
Call sign meaning
W LeXington's Z-Rock Z
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 32425
Class A
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 100 meters (328 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
38°03′56″N84°29′12″W / 38.0655°N 84.4868°W / 38.0655; -84.4868
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website zrock103.com

WXZZ (103.3 FM, "Z-Rock 103") is a commercial radio station. It is licensed to Georgetown, Kentucky, and serves the Lexington-Fayette Metropolitan Area. The station is owned by Cumulus Media and airs an active rock radio format. Cumulus uses the Z Rock name as a moniker for WXZZ, as a way to keep the trademark active following the closure of the Z Rock satellite network of the same name in 1996. [2] Studios and offices are located at Kincaid Towers on West Vine Street in Lexington. [3] The transmitter is off Russell Cave Road, also in Lexington. [4]

WXZZ begins each weekday with the comedy and music program theTwitch & MJ Morning Show. They have "Monkey Boy" doing the drive home from 3–7.

The station first signed on the air on September 10, 1973, as WAXU-FM. [5] It was originally at 103.1 MHz, and it simulcast its co-owned AM station, 1580 WAXU (now WWTF).

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WXZZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "KZTI Reno Renames Itself 105.3 Rock Hard" from Radio Insight (October 9, 2015)
  3. www.ZRock103.com
  4. Radio-Locator.com
  5. Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-84