WVZA | |
City: | Herrin, Illinois |
Area: | Marion-Carbondale |
Branding: | 92.7 ALT 2K |
Frequency: | 92.7 MHz |
Format: | Alternative rock |
Erp: | 25,000 watts |
Class: | B1 |
Coordinates: | 37.774°N -89.097°W |
Facility Id: | 124 |
Former Callsigns: | WVZA (1991–2009) WTAO-FM (2009–2018) |
Owner: | Withers Broadcasting |
Licensee: | Withers Broadcasting of Southern Illinois, LLC |
Sister Stations: | WDDD-FM, WFRX, WHET, WMIX, WMIX-FM, WTAO-FM |
Webcast: | Listen Live |
Website: | alt2k.com |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WVZA (92.7 FM, "92-7 ALT 2K") is an American alternative rock music formatted radio station licensed to Herrin, Illinois, serving the Marion-Carbondale, Illinois, area.
92.7 FM previously aired a Top 40 (CHR) format branded as "KISS-FM", competing with WCIL-FM, under the ownership of Clear Channel Communications. It was divested and sold to Withers Broadcasting in 2008 as part of Clear Channel's plan to exit small market radio.[1]
In July 2009, the top 40 format and call sign were moved to 105.1 FM in Murphysboro, Illinois, with the active rock format and WTAO-FM call sign coming over to 92.7 FM. The stations announced a reversal of the call sign swap on July 23, 2018, which took effect on August 1, 2018.[2]
On May 24, 2019, WVZA changed their format from adult contemporary to alternative rock, branded as "92.7 Alt 2K".[3]