WPZE

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WPZE
City of license	Fayetteville, Georgia
Broadcast area	Atlanta metropolitan area
Branding	"Praise 97.5"
Slogan	Atlanta's Inspiration Station
Frequency	97.5 (MHz)
Format	Urban Gospel
ERP	7,900 watts
HAAT	175 meters
Class	C3
Facility ID	3105
Callsign meaning	W PraiZ E (play on "Praise")
Former callsigns	WEGF, WHTA, WQUL, WKEU
Owner	Radio One
Sister stations	WAMJ, WHTA, WJZZ
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.praise975.com

WPZE is an Atlanta radio station that plays Urban Gospel. It has a city of license of Fayetteville. Its transmitter is located in Tyrone, Georgia.

[edit] History

Until the fall of 2001, it was Mainstream Urban, "Hot 97.5". Then in late 2001, owner Radio One moved the radio format and the WHTA call letters to 107.9 (bought and moved from former WPEZ, "Z108" in Macon) as "Hot 107.9", and 97.5 became gospel "Praise 97.5". The move was originally planned to be to the new 107.5 (originally WAMJ FM "Magic 107.5", now swapped to 102.5 for WJZZ-FM) until the FCC approved the transfer and reallotment of WPEZ FM nearer to south metro Atlanta. All of the involved stations are owned by Radio One.

WPZE began life at 97.7 licensed to Griffin with the WQUL Kool 97.7 oldies format. When 97.7 upgraded to class C3 moving its tower closer to Atlanta it the urban hip-hop "Hot 97.5" debuted.

In March 2007, WPZE began to carry the Yolanda Adams Morning Show based out of Houston via sister KROI-FM.

[edit] External links

• "Praise 97.5" website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WPZE
• Radio Locator information on WPZE
• Query Arbitron's FM station database for WPZE

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