WZJO-FM

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WZJO-FM

City of license	Dunbar, West Virginia
Broadcast area	Charleston MSA
Branding	Z Rock 94.5
Slogan	Charleston's New Rock
First air date	1983
Frequency	94.5 MHZ
Format	Alternative Rock
ERP	9,600 watts
Class	B
Callsign meaning	Z- Rock / Jammin Oldies
Owner	Bristol Broadcasting Company
Website	ZRock945.com

WZJO-FM / Z Rock 94-5 is Charleston's only Alternative Rock radio station. In fact Z Rock 94-5 is West Virginia's only Alternative Rock radio station. Z Rock made it's debut in 2003. Before that, WZJO was an Urban Oldies station. As you can see the last two call letters of the callsign stand for Jammin Oldies. The station is owned by Bristol Broadcasting Company, with a "twin station" in Elizabethton, Tennessee named "Z Rock-99-3", also owned by Bristol Broadcasting. According to Bristol Broadcasting, the station posts strong numbers with 18 to 35 year old men. WZJO shares a tower with WBES-AM in Dunbar. The station has a "Z-ROCK Babe" contest held every month.

Contents 1 History 2 Programming 2.1 Monday-Friday 3 External links

[edit] History

• The station's callsign was WBES-FM form 1988 until 2001.

[edit] Programming

[edit] Monday-Friday

• John Boy and Billy Big Show (6am - 10am)
• Shockley (10am - 3pm)
• Animal (3pm - 7pm)
• Jackson Daniels (7pm-Mid)
• Melissa (Mid-6am)

[edit] External links

• Official Z Rock Site
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WZJO
• WZJO-FM on Radio-locator.com
• Charleston Radio Market @ Bristol Broadcasting