WMBZ (FM)
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| Broadcast area | NorthernMilwaukeesuburbs |
| Frequency | 92.5MHz |
| Branding | 92.5 Buzz Country |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WRYU,WVTY | |
| History | |
First air date | September 1958(as WBKV-FM) |
Former call signs |
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Call signmeaning | "Buzz" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 71542 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 17,500watts |
| HAAT | 164 meters (538 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°25′44″N88°18′04″W/ 43.429°N 88.301°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | buzzcountry |
WMBZ(92.5MHz"Buzz Country 92.5" ) is acommercialFMradio stationinWest Bend, Wisconsin,servingMilwaukee's northern suburbs. WMBZ andsister stationWVTY,which serves Milwaukee's southern suburbs, are co-programmed and air acountry musicradio format.They are owned by David Magnum, through licensee Magnum Communications, Inc., along with sisterWRYUin West Bend.
WMBZ is aClass BFM station, with aneffective radiated power(ERP) of 18,000watts.Thetransmittertoweris onWisconsin Highway 33at Aurora Road inAddison.[2]
History[edit]
The stationsigned onthe air in September 1958 as WBKV-FM, co-owned withWBKV(1470 AM). WBKV-FM was aneasy listeningstation, playing quarter-hour sweeps of soft instrumentals and mellow vocals. WBKV-FM was later known as "V92" and featured anautomatedmix ofadult contemporaryandcountry music.
On September 16, 1988, the station picked up the WBWI-FMcall sign.WBWI-FM flipped to its current country format in late 1989/early 1990. For a few years it was known as "92 Country Rock" then "92 Country" before it was renamed to "Pure Country". In 2004, the station rebranded to simply "92.5 WBWI".
On June 25, 2014, Bliss Communications announced that it would sell WBWI-FM and WBKV, along withWRJNand WVTY (then WEZY) inRacine.The buyer was David Magnum's Magnum Communications, Inc. Bliss had owned WBWI and WBKV since 1970 (when WBWI was still WBKV-FM).[3]The sale, at a price of $2.25 million, was consummated on October 31, 2014.
On February 9, 2015, WBWI-FM rebranded as "Buzz Country".[4]On February 18, 2015, WBWI-FM’s callsign was changed to WMBZ. WMBZ and co-owned 92.1 WVTY air separate commercials but have the sameDJsand play the same country music.
References[edit]
- ^"Facility Technical Data for WMBZ".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^Radio-Locator.com/WMBZ
- ^"Bliss Communications to sell West Bend, Racine radio stations".The Janesville Gazette.June 25, 2014.RetrievedJune 26,2014.
- ^WBWI Relaunches as Buzz Country
External links[edit]
- WMBZ Website
- Facility details for Facility ID 71542 (WMBZ)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WMBZinNielsen Audio's FM station database