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WEZF
FCC
Facility ID35232
ClassC
ERP46,000 watts
HAAT828 meters (2,717 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
44°31′32.1″N 72°48′56.4″W / 44.525583°N 72.815667°W / 44.525583; -72.815667
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WEZF (92.9

syndicated Delilah evening show from Premiere Networks. Almost all of the station's weekday air shifts are either hosted or co-hosted by women.[3] From mid-November to December 25 each year, WEZF switches to an all-Christmas music
format.

WEZF is the only full-powered commercial

Sherbrooke
).

History

Early years: beautiful music and soft adult contemporary (1969–1999)

On July 19, 1969, WEZF first

AM
station. This situation made it the first FM station in Vermont without an AM counterpart.

WVNY originally had a

soft adult contemporary sound as "93 WEZF". In 1995
, the station switched to a mainstream AC format and rebranded as "92.9 WEZF".

WEZF still broadcasts from historic Fort Ethan Allen in Colchester, Vermont, where it had been co-located with WVNY-TV. (WVNY, which is now owned by Mission Broadcasting and operated by Nexstar Media Group, moved to other studios in Colchester.)

The Clear Channel era (1999–2008)

In

iHeartMedia, Inc.[7] By 2003, the station reverted to Adult Contemporary after previous AC station 103.3 The Lake (now adult hits WWMP) flipped formats. In addition, Christmas music
began airing on the station from mid-November to December 25, a tradition that has remained.

Vox takeover (2008–2010)

In 2007, Clear Channel, America's largest owner of radio stations, announced it would sell off hundreds of its stations in smaller markets. WEZF, along with sister stations WCPV, WXZO, WEAV, WVTK, WXZO, WCVR-FM, and WTSJ, were all involved in a sale to locally-owned Vox Communications. One of the current principal owners in Vox Communications originally launched both WCPV in late 1994, and after that the radio station now known as WXZO. In July 2008, Vox Communications took control of WEZF and its sister stations.

Moving towards a hot adult contemporary direction (2010–2012)

By September 2010, a few months after its classic hits-formatted Feel Good Flashback Weekend show was dropped and as sister station WXZO become Top 40 "Planet 96.7", WEZF moved back to hot AC. Management explained the Feel Good Flashback Weekend show was discontinued due to rival WWMP returning to adult hits while Star 92.9 moved to a younger sound.

By September

adult contemporary by Mediabase
reports.

In late 2011, WEZF began pursuing listeners and advertisers in the Montreal radio market, taking advantage of 92.5

English-language AC station, a void that WEZF wanted to fill. Martz Communications Group, which handles advertising sales for WEZF, orchestrated the effort.[8][9]

Return to hot adult contemporary (2012–present)

The hosts of the morning show changed in late

hot adult contemporary panel per Mediabase
reports, its second run in the hot AC format. More than a week after the station flipped formats to hot AC, the station made schedule readjustments, moving Tara to drive time, while bringing a new short-lived morning show with hosts Tim & Mary. Tim was soon replaced by market veteran Mike Czarny who had a 16 year run as morning show host at 95 Triple X. He was paired with Mary Cenci for "Mike and Mary in the Morning" which is still airing today and is #1 in the market. Mike's former morning show partner, Chantal, also joined Star 92.9 for afternoons. Star 92.9 continues it's A/C format along with switching to Christmas music each November through midnight on Christmas Day.

References

  1. ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WEZF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Star929.com/shows
  4. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1970 page B-207
  5. ^ "WEZF history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  6. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1983 page B-250
  7. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2009 page D-553
  8. ^ Fagstein: "Star 92.9 takes out attack ad on The Beat", October 26, 2011.
  9. ^ The Suburban: "The impressive story of radio station entrepreneur Tim Martz", October 25, 2011.

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