WQYZ
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Broadcast area | Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi |
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Frequency | 92.5MHz |
Branding | Rock 92.5 |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Classic rock |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WBUV,WKNN,WMJY | |
History | |
First air date | September 1, 1992 | (as WWXX)
Former call signs | WWXX (1992–1994) WXCR (1994–1998) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 24513 |
Class | A |
ERP | 6,000watts |
HAAT | 98 meters (322 ft) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 925rocks.iheart |
WQYZ(92.5MHz"Rock 92.5" ) is acommercialFMradio stationlicensedtoOcean Springs, Mississippi,and serving theBiloxi-Gulfportradio market.It airs aclassic rockformat and is owned byiHeartMedia, Inc.Core artists includeAC/DC,Metallica,Pearl JamandVan Halen.WQYZ is the Biloxi-Gulfport affiliate forRover's Morning Glory,asyndicatedmorning show from sister stationWMMSinCleveland,hosted by Shane French, known as Rover.
WQYZ has aneffective radiated power(ERP) of 6,000watts,as aClass AFM station. Thetransmitteris off Big Ridge Road inSt. Martin, Mississippi,nearInterstate 10.
History
[edit]On September 1, 1992, the stationsigned onasWWXX.[2]It was owned by Golden Gulf Coast Broadcasting with its studios and offices in Biloxi. It later switched to thecall signWXCRas aContemporary Christian musicstation. In 1998, the call letters flipped toWQYZwith anurban adult contemporaryformat.
On October 25, 2017, at 7 p.m., WQYZ dropped its urban AC format (branded as "92.5 The Beat" ) and beganstuntingas "Roulette Radio." On October 31, WQYZ flipped toclassic rock,branded as "Rock 92.5. In 2022 WQYZ dropped Rover's morning glory for Walton & Johnson morning show."[3]
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for WQYZ".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1995 page B-231
- ^WQYZ Biloxi Flips to Classic RockRadioinsight - November 2, 2017
External links
[edit]- WQYZ official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 24513 (WQYZ)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WQYZinNielsen Audio's FM station database
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