WFIZ explained

WFIZ
City:Odessa, New York
Area:Ithaca-Cortland, New York
Branding:Z95.5
Translator:
Airdate:1968 (as WFLR-FM at 95.9)
Format:Top 40 (CHR)
Subchannels:HD2: Classic hits "Rewind 107.7"
HD3: WHCU simulcast
Erp:850 watts
Haat:265m (869feet)
Class:A
Facility Id:36406
Coordinates:42.3869°N -76.6697°W
Former Callsigns:WFLR-FM (1968–2008)
Former Frequencies:95.9 MHz (1968–2008)
Affiliations:Premiere Networks
Westwood One
Owner:Cayuga Radio Group
(Saga Communications, Inc.)
Licensee:Saga Communications of New England, LLC
Sister Stations:WHCU, WIII, WNYY, WQNY, WYXL
Webcast:Listen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Website:z955.com
rewind1077.com (HD2)
Licensing Authority:FCC

WFIZ (95.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format. Licensed to Odessa, New York, United States, the station serves the Ithaca, New York area. The station is currently owned by the Cayuga Radio Group subsidiary of Saga Communications, Inc. as of February 2014.[1]

History

The station signed on in 1968 as "WFLR-FM" and had been broadcasting a country music format on 95.9 FM in Dundee, New York as "Country 95.9". On September 15, 2008, the station was moved to the current 95.5 FM frequency in Odessa, New York (Ithaca market) with a Top 40 format as "Z95-5".[2]

In February 2014, Saga Communications completed their purchase of WFIZ-FM, along with its HD2 frequency. In August of that year, the broadcast studio was moved from its original location on Danby Road in Ithaca to join the other studios already owned by the company.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WFIZ Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .
  2. Web site: NorthEast Radio Watch by Scott Fybush.