WVBZ

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WVBZ-FM (100.3 FM), known as "The Buzzard", is a Rock music radio station licensed to High Point, North Carolina, that serves the Piedmont Triad region, including Greensboro and Winston Salem. The Clear Channel Communications outlet broadcasts at 100.3 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW.

[edit] History

The station was WGLD, a beautiful music station in High Point in the late 1970s. In 1985, the WGLD letters and format moved to 1320 AM and the station became WOJY "Joy 100", a satellite MOR station. In 1989, WOJY changed to soft adult contemporary with the new name WWWB "B-100". For a year starting in 1994, the station was WFXF "100.3 the Fox", a hit-oriented classic rock station. ^[1]Then the station became WHSL "Whistle 100", playing country music. ^[2]In 1999, WHSL became one of the first country music stations to air John Boy and Billy, which had previously been designed for classic rock stations. ^[3]Around New Year's Day 2001, the station took over the rock format previously heard on WXRA, calling itself WVBZ "100.3 the Buzzard", keeping John Boy and Billy.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• WVBZ official website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WVBZ
• Radio Locator information on WVBZ
• Query Arbitron's FM station database for WVBZ