WOKZ (FM) explained
| WOKZ |
| Airdate: | September 1996 |
| Frequency: | 105.9 FM (MHz) |
| City: | Fairfield, Illinois |
| Format: | Country music |
| Owner: | The Original Company, Inc. |
| Facility Id: | 71164 |
| Erp: | 6,000 watts |
| Haat: | 100 meters |
| Branding: | Real Country 105.9 |
| Class: | A |
| Website: | WOKZ's website |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WOKZ 105.9 FM is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Fairfield, Illinois, the station is owned by The Original Company, Inc.[1]
History
The station began broadcasting in September 1996, airing a country music format.[2] [3] [4] The station was originally owned by David Land's Wayne County Broadcasting Co.[4] [5] In 2012, Land sold WOKZ, along with WFIW and WFIW-FM, to The Original Company for $962,766.67.[5] [6]
The call letters WOKZ-FM were previously assigned to a station in Alton, Illinois; it began broadcasting in 1948 on 99.9 MHz.[7]
External links
38.3795°N -88.3259°W
Notes and References
- http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=71164 WOKZ
- Web site: Station History . https://web.archive.org/web/20020206220742/http://www.wfiwradio.com/station-history.asp . WFIW . February 6, 2002 . July 24, 2018 . dead . mdy-all .
- "Format Changes", The M-Street Journal. Vol. 13 No. 38. September 18, 1996. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1997, Broadcasting & Cable, 1997. p. B-135. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- "Seller retains ties to Illinois radio trio", Radio & Television Business Report, May 24, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101507178&qnum=5040©num=1&exhcnum=1 Asset Purchase Agreement
- News: WOKZ-FM Alton, 99.9 mc Is Now in Operation. 21 December 2014. Broadcasting. June 28, 1948.
