WGMZ

WGMZ
Broadcast areaGadsden, Alabama
Frequency93.1 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingClassic Hits Z93.1
Programming
FormatClassic hits
Ownership
Owner
WAAX
History
First air date
1994 (1994)
Former call signs
WZJV (1992–1993)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID2465
ClassA
ERP1,650 watts
HAAT189 meters (620 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
33°57′16″N 85°51′40″W / 33.95444°N 85.86111°W / 33.95444; -85.86111
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewgmz.iheart.com/

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 Antonio–based iHeartMedia and licensed to iHM Licenses, LLC. It broadcasts a classic hits music format.[3]

History

The station was assigned the WGMZ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on June 15, 1993.[1] 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".[4]

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)

References

  1. ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGMZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. ^ Stark, Phyllis (July 16, 1994). "Vox Jox". Billboard. 106 (29): 84.


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