WEZB

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**WEZB**
Broadcast area	New Orleans
Branding	"B-97 FM"
Slogan	"All The Hits"
First air date	1960s
Frequency	97.1 (MHz)
Format	Top 40/CHR
ERP	100,000 watts
Callsign meaning	EZ (communications, former owner) B(for their former format, Beautiful music)
Owner	Entercom
Website	B-97 FM's website

WEZB, AKA B-97FM, is a mainstream Top 40 outlet based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The station is owned by Entercom and they broadcast their format at 97.1 MHz with a ERP of 100 kW.

[edit] History

WEZB, who previous formats included Beautiful music and Disco, has been a Top 40 since the 1980s, except for a break between 1994 and 2000 when it made a detour to Talk and Adult Top 40 before going the Rhythmic route, which they would eventually shift out of by 2005. WEZB was also a member of the United Radio Broadcasters of New Orleans alliance of broadcast stations during the Hurricane Katrina natural disaster which devastated the New Orleans area in late 2005.

WEZB's current slogan/positioning statement is "All The Hits", as of November, 2005. WEZB is imaged and branded promotionally and audibly locally. WEZB features the voice of Will Morgan, accomplished audio production veteran as the "Station Voice" WEZB's Program Director is Mike Kaplan, as of April, 2004.

[edit] Air personalities

Air Talent/DJ's, Present or Future, heard on WEZB FM in a regular dayparted shift/show include but are not limited to:

"Stevie G."
"Tyler"/Ben Stewart
"Tierza" or "T-Pot"
"Gangi"
"Taylor"
"Erin"
"Bam-Bam" (he's back!)
"Kidd Kraddick" (Kidd Kraddick in the Morning Syndication)

(Past DJ's include, but aren't limited to:)

"Cajun" Ken Cooper
Scoot in the Morning (Scott Redmond)
Walton and Johnson
"Fast" Eddie Coyle
"Skinny" Tommy Cheney
Shadow Stevens
Boomer (used to host "Top 5 at 8", later became "Top 8 at 8", and "Boomer's Rumors")
Brother J.J. Malone
Brian Pierce Afternoons as "Pierceshow"
Allen Beebe
Bo Walker (prime time DJ & host for the "Top 9 at 9" in the early 90's)
Bubba Carson (real name Paul Donovan, now at KYGO Denver)
Kim Carson (Married to Bubba for a while)
The Monkey Boy
Jeff St. John
Eddie Munster
Cadillac Jack (one of many)
Rob Halloway
Scott Robb
Rob Waggman
Regular Joe
Cheryl Robichaux
Patty Steel
Jason Reed
Stacie Brady
John Marty
Danny Cruz
Maxwell
Will The Thrill
Carson
Billy Brown
Michael Bryan
Ted Striker (programming genius--worked there very briefly)
Booker
Charlie Scott
J. Love
Barry Foxx
Wankus
Tom Mitchel
Bam-Bam
Travis Torrence
Terry "Motormouth" Young (currently a host on XM Radio's "60s at 6" Channel)