WKEZ | |
City: | Bluefield, West Virginia |
Area: | Bluefield, West Virginia Bluefield, Virginia |
Branding: | 98.7 EZ-FM |
Frequency: | 1240 kHz |
Repeater: | 1150 WELC (Welch) |
Airdate: | 1948 |
Format: | Soft adult contemporary |
Power: | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Class: | C |
Facility Id: | 44001 |
Affiliations: | Local Radio Networks |
Owner: | Charles Spencer and Rick Lambert |
Licensee: | First Media Services, LLC |
Sister Stations: | WHAJ, WHIS, WHKX, WHQX, WKOY-FM |
Webcast: | Listen Live |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WKEZ (1240 kHz, "98.7 EZ-FM") is an AM radio station licensed to Bluefield, West Virginia. Owned by Charles Spencer and Rick Lambert, through licensee First Media Services, LLC, it broadcasts a soft adult contemporary format.
On September 14, 2016, WKEZ changed their format from classic country to classic hip hop, branded as "G98.7", simulcasting on FM translator W254CV 98.7 FM Bluefield.[1]
Alpha Media sold its Bluefield cluster to First Media Services in September 2018.[2] In December 2018, WKEZ rebranded as "Z98.7", with no change in format.[3]
In November 2019, WKEZ began stunting with Christmas music as "Christmas 98.7". At midnight on January 1, 2020, the station flipped to soft adult contemporary as "98.7 EZ-FM". The new format is also simulcast by WELC 1150 AM Welch.[4]