WGMZ explained

WGMZ
City:Glencoe, Alabama
Area:Gadsden, Alabama
Branding:Classic Hits Z93.1
Format:Classic hits
Erp:1,650 watts
Haat:189m (620feet)
Class:A
Facility Id:2465
Coordinates:33.9544°N -85.8611°W
Former Callsigns:WZJV (1992–1993)
Owner:iHeartMedia
Licensee:iHM Licenses, LLC
Sister Stations:WAAX
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:wgmz.iheart.com/
Licensing Authority:FCC

WGMZ (93.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Glencoe, Alabama, United States. WGMZ serves the Gadsden, Alabama, and Anniston, Alabama, metropolitan areas. The station is owned by San Antoniobased iHeartMedia and licensed to iHM Licenses, LLC. It broadcasts a classic hits music format.[1]

History

The station was assigned the WGMZ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on June 15, 1993.[2] Prior to that, the call letters were used in the Flint, Michigan, market on several stations, notably on what is now WCRZ from 1961 to 1984.

WGMZ dropped Top 40 for the Target Radio Satellite Networks adult alternative format "theLYTE".[3]

In 2006, WGMZ (Z-93.1) hired morning popular talents Rick Sisk and Dennis Deason and shifted Wild Bill Seckbach from AM to PM drive. WGMZ's primary coverage area includes Etowah and Calhoun counties (Gadsden/Anniston, AL)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arbitron . Station Information Profile.
  2. Web site: Call Sign History . FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  3. Vox Jox. Stark. Phyllis. Billboard. July 16, 1994. 106. 29. 84.