WRKZ
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Transmitter coordinates | 39°58′16.00″N 83°1′40.00″W / 39.9711111°N 83.0277778°W |
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Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | theblitz.com |
WRKZ (99.7
WRKZ has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 20,000 watts. The transmitter is on Twin Rivers Drive, sharing a tower with WCMH-TV channel 4.[2]
History
Easy Listening, Country and Classic Rock
The station
By 1978 the station's call letters were WRMZ and, in the early '80s, it started to broadcast a country music format. Joe Hill former OM of WHRI/KWHR/WHRA was there in 1983. From 1987 to 1992, the station was known as WMGG, Magic 99-7, and played classic rock.[citation needed]
The Blitz: 1992–2008
The Blitz began at 4 p.m. on July 2, 1992. WBZX aired an active rock format. In morning drive time, it carried The Howard Stern Show, syndicated from New York City from 1997 to 2005.[citation needed]
The Rock: 2008–10
On April 3, 2008, WBZX began stunting with radio static and a voice mentioning that the "station is rebooting". The last song played on The Blitz was Breaking Benjamin's "Until the End".[citation needed] The next day, at 5:00 P.M., WBZX relaunched as The Rock, along with the call letters changing to WRKZ. The new station premiered with Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit". The Rock still had the active rock format, but it focused less on new music and played popular rock music from the 1980s.
The station added the syndicated The Bob & Tom Show during the Morning Drive in December 2008.
During the last few months as The Rock, the station added rock songs from the '60s and '70s into its playlist, shifting it into a
The Blitz: 2010–present
On April 22, 2010, at a "Blitz or Rock Reveal Party" it was announced that the station would be once again called The Blitz. It premiered with Mudvayne's "Happy?", followed by Disturbed's "Down with the Sickness".[citation needed] Along with the changes, it was also announced that The Bob & Tom Show would be dropped in a few weeks and be replaced by a local morning show. The show that replaced it was Blazor and Mo in the morning, which ironically was the same show that Bob & Tom replaced in December 2008.[citation needed]
In early December 2011, Mo (Maurice Jovan) was no longer on the air. On February 6, 2012, Mark Blazor resigned.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRKZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WRKZ
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1990 page B-239, Broadcasting & Cable
- ^ "酵素ドリンクお肌が綺麗にスタイルはスリムに". Archived from the original on May 16, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2010. [dead link]
External links
- Official website
- WRKZ in the FCC FM station database
- WRKZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database