WHIZ-FM

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WHIZ-FM
Broadcast area	Zanesville, Ohio
Branding	Z102
Slogan	Today's Hits, Yesterday's Favorites
Frequency	102.5 (MHz)
First air date	1961
Format	Adult Contemporary
ERP	50,000 watts
Owner	WHIZ Media Group
Website	www.whizmediagroup.com

WHIZ-FM (Z102) is a radio station in Zanesville, Ohio. The station is licensed as WHIZ-FM, and broadcasts at 102.5 MHz on the FM band. Z102 plays Adult contemporary music, and is owned by the WHIZ Media Group (which also owns WHIZ (AM) and WHIZ-TV).

The city of license for WHIZ-FM was changed from Zanesville to Baltimore, Ohio in the fall of 2005. On March 27, 2006, the station owner filed an application for a construction permit to build a new transmitter in its new licensed area. When the construction permit is granted and the new transmitter is completed, WHIZ-FM will be part of the Columbus, Ohio market and will no longer serve the Zanesville area.

The WHIZ Media Group attempted to purchase WCVZ-FM 92.7 in late 2006, with the presumed purpose of moving WHIZ-FM to that frequency, and selling the 102.5 frequency. However, station owner Christian Voice of Central Ohio, Inc. (CVCO) rebuffed the overture and WHIZ-FM has continued broadcasting on 102.5 throughout 2007.