WZOX

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WZOX
Broadcast area (daytime)
 (nighttime)
Frequency 1660 kHz C-QUAM AM stereo
Programming
Format Urban adult contemporary
Affiliations The Touch
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
October 1, 1998(26 years ago) (1998-10-01)
Former call signs
  • WQSN (1998–2007)
  • WQLR (2007–2020)
  • WTOU (2020–2025)
Call sign meaning
W KalamaZOo X
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 87325
Class B
Power
  • 10,000 watts (day)
  • 1,000 watts (night)
Translator(s) 95.5 W238AL (Portage)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website go955.com

WZOX (1660 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate on 1660 kHz from facilities located in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

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History

The station began as the "expanded band" twin to a station operating on the standard AM band. On March 17, 1997, the FCC announced that eighty-eight stations had been given permission to move to newly available "expanded Band" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz, with then-WQSN in Kalamazoo authorized to move from 1470 to 1660 kHz. [2]

A construction permit for the expanded band station was assigned the call letters WQSN on October 1, 1998, concurrent with the call sign of the original WQSN on 1470 AM, changing to WKLZ. [3] The FCC's initial policy was that both the original station and its expanded band counterpart could operate simultaneously for up to five years, after which owners would have to turn in one of the two licenses, depending on whether they preferred the new assignment or elected to remain on the original frequency, [2] although this deadline was extended multiple times. It was ultimately decided to transfer full operations to the expanded band station, and on February 20, 2006, the original station on 1470 AM, now WKLZ, was deleted. [4]

The station had been licensed to Fairfield Broadcasting as WQSN. It was sold to Midwest Communications in 2006. The FCC approved a callsign change on March 26, 2007, to WQLR, the former callsign of WVFM, an existing FM music station owned by Midwest Communications in Kalamazoo.

The station flipped from sports radio to urban adult contemporary on December 1, 2020. [5]

On December 18, 2020, the station became WTOU, after exchanging call letters with a station on 1560 AM. On April 2, 2025, the station became WZOX, after exchanging call letters with a station on 96.5 FM. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WZOX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. 1 2 "FCC Public Notice: Mass Media Bureau Announces Revised AM Expanded Band Allotment Plan and Filing Window for Eligible Stations" (FCC DA 97-537), March 17, 1997.
  3. ↑ Facility details for Facility ID 87325: Call Sign History (WZOX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
  4. ↑ Facility details for Facility ID 20452 (WKLZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
  5. ↑ "1660 Kalamazoo "The Fan" flips to Urban Format". Michigan Radio & TV Buzzboard. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Form 380 - Exchange Request", File Number:0000268609, Granted March 31, 2025.

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