WIOZ-FM

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WIOZ-FM
Image:WIOZ logo.png
City of license Southern Pines, North Carolina
Slogan Soft Rock Star 102.5
Frequency 102.5 MHz
Format Adult Contemporary
ERP 3,400 watts
HAAT 133.0 meters
Class A
Facility ID 25204
Transmitter Coordinates 35°9′4.00″N 79°28′40.00″W / 35.1511111, -79.4777778
Affiliations Premiere Radio Networks
Owner Meridian Communications. L.L.C.
Website star1025fm.com

WIOZ-FM (102.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Adult Contemporary format.[1] Licensed to Southern Pines, North Carolina, USA. The station is currently owned by Meridian Communications. L.L.C. and features programing from Premiere Radio Networks.[2]

[edit] History

WIOZ-FM started out at 107.1 with a 3000-watt signal[citation needed]. The station played easy listening music on 106.9 prior to 1995. The move to 102.5 meant a decrease in power from 50,000 to 6,000 watts[3]. The switch to the current name and format came in 1999[4].

[edit] References

  1. ^ WIOZ-FM Facility Record. United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ Station Information Profile. Arbitron.
  3. ^ Michael Futch, "New Radio Station WKQB Singles Out the '70s," The Fayetteville Observer, November 3, 1995.
  4. ^ Michael Futch, "WIOZ-FM Changes Format to Soft Rock," The Fayetteville Observer, April 4, 1999.

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