| WUEZ | |
| City: | Carterville, Illinois |
| Area: | Marion-Carbondale (IL) area |
| Branding: | 95.1 Steve FM |
| Frequency: | 95.1 MHz |
| Airdate: | February 22, 1991 |
| Format: | Adult hits |
| Erp: | 17,600 watts |
| Haat: | 119 meters |
| Class: | B1 |
| Facility Id: | 39520 |
| Coordinates: | 37.7253°N -89.2569°W |
| Former Callsigns: | WYGF (1991–1991) WEZS (1991–1993) WXLT (1993–2001) |
| Owner: | Max Media |
| Licensee: | MRR License LLC |
| Sister Stations: | WCIL, WCIL-FM, WJPF, WOOZ-FM, WXLT |
| Webcast: | Listen Live |
| Website: | 951stevefm.com |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WUEZ (95.1 FM, "95.1 Steve FM") is a radio station broadcasting an adult hits format. Licensed to Carterville, Illinois, United States, the station serves the Marion-Carbondale (IL) area. The station is currently owned by Max Media and licensed to MRR License LLC.[1]
The station was assigned the call sign WYGF on 1991-02-22. On 1991-12-27, the station changed its call sign to WEZS, on 1993-09-10 to WXLT, and on 2001-03-19 to the current WUEZ.[2]
On March 20, 2015, WUEZ changed its format from adult contemporary to classic hits, retaining the "Magic 95.1" branding.[3]
On January 4, 2023, WUEZ changed its format from classic hits to adult hits, branded as "95.1 Steve FM".[4]
In December 2003, Mississippi River Radio, acting as Max Media LLC (John Trinder, president/COO), reached an agreement to purchase WCIL, WCIL-FM, WJPF, WOOZ-FM, WUEZ, WXLT, KCGQ-FM, KEZS-FM, KGIR, KGKS, KJEZ, KKLR-FM, KLSC, KMAL, KSIM, KWOC, and KZIM from the Zimmer Radio Group (James L. Zimmer, owner).[5] The reported value of this 17 station transaction was $43 million.[6]