WZZR

WZZR

West Palm Beach, Florida United States
Broadcast area	West Palm Beach, Florida
Frequency	92.1 MHz (HD Radio)
RDS	REALRADIO921
Branding	Real Radio 92.1
Programming
Language	English
Format	Hot talk (weekdays) Alternative rock (late nights and weekends)
Subchannels	HD2: Classic hip hop "Jam'n 93.3"
Affiliations	United Stations Radio Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WBZT WJNO WKGR WLDI WOLL WRLX
History
First air date	1975;50 years ago (1975)
Former call signs	WMIB (1974–1975) WWRN (1975–1978) WNGS (1978–1992) WRLX (1992–2020)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	20442
Class	C3
ERP	7,200 watts
HAAT	152 meters (499 ft)
Translator(s)	HD2: 93.3 W227CX (North Palm Beach)
Repeater(s)	101.7  WCZR (Vero Beach)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio) HD2: Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	realradio921.iheart.com HD2: jamn933.iheart.com

WZZR (92.1 FM) is a hot talk and alternative rock radio station licensed to West Palm Beach, Florida, where its studios and transmitter tower are separately located. It is owned by iHeartMedia, and broadcasts on 92.1 FM. The station is simulcast in Vero Beach on WCZR (101.7 FM).

WZZR is licensed by the FCC to broadcast in the HD (digital) format, and simulcasts sister station "Jam'n 93.3" on its HD2 subchannel, which broadcasts a classic hip-hop format; ^{[2] [3] [4]} the primary frequency for "Jam'n" is FM translator W227CX (93.3) in North Palm Beach. ^[4]

History

• 1975-1978 – Broadcast on 92.1 as WWRN with a resort style format with music targeting listeners aged 50+
• 1978-1980 – WWRN was known as 92Rock. They played album oriented rock music with Gary Beck as the program director.
• 1983 – station was Adult Contemporary WNGS Wings 92FM. Gary Harper and Terry Lee host the morning show. ^[5]
• April 1988 – WNGS expands its Sunday morning Jazz programming to a total of 18 hours a week. ^[6]
• About April 1992 – WNGS ends Adult Contemporary music during the day to become Smooth Jazz on WINGS, 92.1.
• October 1992 – The station drops Smooth Jazz format to become Easy Listening.
• April 1994 – A local marketing agreement is signed with Fairbanks Communications, then owner of WJNO and WRMF. Fairbanks purchased the station in 1994. ^[7]
• June 1994 – An FCC license is granted to the station to operate as WRLX. ^[8]
• Spring 1996 – WRLX's Easy Listening format is the highest-rated radio station in the West Palm Beach market, according to Arbitron. ^[9]
• April 16, 1999 – WRLX drops Easy Listening format for Urban Oldies 92X. The format is similar to the Jammin' Oldies format on New York City's WJTM (now WWPR) ^{[10] [11]}
• January 2001 – The station becomes alternative "Planet Radio," but retains WRLX call letters. According to the Palm Beach Post, the songlist is almost identical to the established Buzz 103.1. ^[12]
• December 2002 – Planet Radio format ends. The station begins to simulcast Miami's WLVE as Smooth Jazz 92.1, a format the station abandoned ten years earlier. The simulcast was previously on 94.3 WWLV, but the owner of all three stations, Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia) switched WWLV to Talk/Rock WZZR-FM. ^{[13] [14]} In time, the station would stop simulcasting with WLVE. The same announcer would voice track the stations. In morning drive, WRLX was unable to offer time checks because the station not broadcasting live.
• October 2004 – WRLX drops Smooth Jazz format for the second time in a dozen years to become "Soft Favorites Classy 92.1". According to the Palm Beach Post, "The new format (called Soft Adult Contemporary) appeals to the area's burgeoning Baby Boomers - the 50-years-plus active adults with not only Elton but Sinatra, Manilow, The Beatles, Neil Diamond, James Taylor and Streisand." Former WJNO newsman Jim Edwards returns to the market from Asheville, North Carolina. ^[15]
• June 2020 - WRLX and its Spanish AC format move to 94.3 FM as "Mia 94.3", swapping frequencies with talk-formatted WZZR, which is rebranded as "Real Radio 92.1". ^[16]

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for WZZR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "Station Search Details".
3. http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=47 HD Radio Guide for West Palm Beach-Boca Raton
4. Venta, Lance (January 1, 2023). "West Palm Beach's Classic Hip Hop Is Now Jam'n". RadioInsight. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
5. Frederick Burger (June 19, 1983). "Outtakes". Miami Herald.
6. Don Van Natta (April 3, 1988). "Etcetera Performances Jazz Up County's Music Calendar". Miami Herald.
7. "Fairbanks Files to Buy WRLX". Palm Beach Post. April 5, 1994.
8. "Radio Locator: WRLX-FM 92.1 MHz". Theodric Technologies LLC. Retrieved October 19, 2007.
9. Mitch McKenney (May 1, 1996). "Fairbanks Stations Top Arbiton Ratings". Palm Beach Post.
10. Thom Smith (August 1, 1999). "Why Do Stations Change Formats Without Warning?". Palm Beach Post.
11. Thom Smith (August 1, 1999). "The New 92X". Palm Beach Post.
12. David Thomas (January 19, 2001). "Kirkwood Has Meat Puppets Pulling All The Rights Strings". Palm Beach Post.
13. Susan T. Port (December 6, 2002). "Clear Channel To Revamp Several Local Radio Stations". Palm Beach Post.
14. Bob Betcher (December 15, 2002). "First Phase of Clear Channel Dian Changes Under Way". Port St. Lucie News.
15. Thom Smith (October 5, 2004). "Corporate Pulls Plug On Jazz Programming". Palm Beach Post.
16. Mia & Real Radio West Palm Beach Swapping Frequencies Radioinsight - May 29, 2020

External links

• Official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 20442 (WZZR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WZZR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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