WSRZ-FM

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WSRZ-FM
iHeartMedia, Inc.
  • (iHM Licenses, LLC)
    • WCTQ, WDIZ, WRUB, WSDV, WTZB
    History
    First air date
    		June 30, 1965; 58 years ago (1965-06-30) (as 106.3 WSPB-FM Sarasota)
    Former call signs
    		WMLO (1982-1986)
    WSRZ (1986-1991)
    WVFE (1991-1994)
    WYNF (1994-1999)
    Technical information
    Facility ID48673
    ClassC2
    ERP47,000 watts
    HAAT155 meters (509 ft)
    Transmitter coordinates
    		27°9′3.00″N 82°27′51.00″W / 27.1508333°N 82.4641667°W / 27.1508333; -82.4641667
    Links
    WebcastListen Live
    Websitewsrz.iheart.com

    WSRZ-FM (107.9

    iHeartMedia, Inc.
    The studios are on Fruitville Road in Sarasota.

    WSRZ-FM is a

    Hot AC programming of sister station WSDV 1450 AM
    .

    History

    WSPB-FM, WMLO

    The station

    Soft Adult Contemporary music. The station flipped to oldies
    in 1984 and its frequency moved to 106.5 FM.

    In September 1986, the station changed its call letters to WSRZ. It aired a

    Fort Myers
    had a medium-to-strong signal in the Venice area.

    With those stations adding to the competition, Z-106 did not remain a Top 40 station for long. WSRZ returned to its former oldies format in 1990. It was located at 106.5 MHz, known as 'Oldies 106' and played music from the 1950s to the early 1970s. Weekend specialty programming included street corner harmony Doo-wop shows.

    WSRZ moves to 107.9

    In 1999, a major shift was completed among

    Clear Channel Communications stations in the Sarasota-Bradenton region. Country WCTQ (92 CTQ) moved to the superior 106.5 position, WSRZ moved to the slightly less-powerful 107.9 position, and active rock
    station WYNF moved from 107.9 to the newly created (and lower powered) 105.9. 92.1 adopted a soft AC format as "The Dove".

    After moving to its current 107.9 frequency, WSRZ-FM was then renamed as "Oldies 108". In early 2007, the moniker was changed to the present "107.9 WSRZ", dropping music from the 1950s and 60s. The current format is classic hits, focusing on music from the 1970s and 80s, with some 90s hits.

    Programming

    WSRZ-FM's local morning drive time show is Jones and Company. It was formerly known as The Jones and Crane Morning Show prior to Christina Crane's retirement in 2017.[3][4] It currently features David Jones and Meredith Michaels.[5]

    The hosts have incorporated numerous fundraising and community service related causes into the show, including an annual toy and fund drive benefiting The Safe Children's Coalition-Sarasota

    Blood Bank.[7]
    The hosts frequently throw parties for listeners on Friday nights.

    The rest of the WSRZ-FM schedule is

    nationally syndicated shows and voice-tracked hosts from other iHeart stations. In middays, WSRZ-FM carries The Martha Quinn Show. On weekends, the station airs classic American Top 40 shows hosted by Casey Kasem
    . It also carries The 80s Show with Jeff Stevens.

    References

    1. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WSRZ
    2. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1985 page B-61. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
    3. ^ "Christina Crane". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
    4. ^ "Jones and Company". WSRZ-FM. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
    5. ^ "Jones and Company". WSRZ-FM. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
    6. ^ "107.9 WSRZ'S JONES & CRANE SHOW TO HOST 20THANNUAL SANTA CAUSE" (PDF). iHeartMedia. 2016-12-06. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
    7. ^ "WSRZ's Blood Drive for Tunes Breaks Records". All Access Music Group. 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2019-04-16.

    External links

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