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WAEZ-FM/Electric 94.9 is a Top 40 radio station in the United States, serving the Tri-Cities TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area with an ERP of 100,000 watts. The station started out as a Top 40 station until 2004, when the station went with a Hot AC format, but due to lower ratings, the station went back to the Top 40 format in early 2006. WAEZ is owned by Bristol Broadcasting Company, along with "twin stations" "Electric 102.7" in Charleston, West Virginia, and "Electric 96.9" in Paducah, Kentucky. The station targets active young adults ages 18 to 49, according to Bristol Broadcasting. In the Marion, Virginia area, WAEZ deals with a tremendous amount of interference from co-channel "94.9 Star Country" broadcasting from Roanoke, Virginia.
WAEZ currently ranks 6th in the Arbitron ratings for the Tri-Cities radio market.
[edit] History
- Until 2000, WAEZ was located on 99.3 as "Electric 99-3".
- From 1985 until 1993, the WAEZ callsign was formerly in Milton, West Virginia located on 106.3 FM. That station is now WAMX.
- The 94.9 frequency was a country station until 2000.
- The 94.9 frequency was previously home to a Top 40/AC format known as "KQ-95" with WIKQ as their call letters. The WIKQ call letters are now on 103.1 on the FM dial.
[edit] Weekends
WAEZ is an affiliate of the syndicated American Top 40.
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