WYZO
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| City of license | Portage, Michigan |
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| Broadcast area | [1] |
| Branding | Kalamazoo Country Y96.5 |
| Slogan | Kalamazoo's New Country |
| Frequency | 96.5 MHz |
| First air date | February 28, 1992 |
| Format | Country |
| Power | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 76 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 67775 |
| Former callsigns | WFAT (6/9/92-2/18/08) WUBU (10/1/89-6/9/92) WLWJ (12/30/88-10/1/89) |
| Owner | Midwest Communications |
| Sister stations | WKZO, WNWN, WQLR, WVFM |
| Website | www.y965country.com |
WYZO (96.5) is an FM radio station Licensed to Portage, Michigan, It is currently branded as Kalamazoo Country Y96.5 with a country music format. Prior to fall of 2007, it was the flagship station for Western Michigan University football and men's basketball.
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[edit] History
The station began broadcasting on February 28, 1992 as WUBU, with an urban adult contemporary format. In June 1992 the station was acquired by Tri-State Radio and the WUBU calls were dropped as well as the urban AC Format. The WUBU call letters and format were then picked up by 106.3 FM in South Bend, Indiana shortly thereafter. On June 9, 1992, the station acquired the calls WFAT and switched its format to Hot AC. But by April 2000 the station decided to a move in a new direction and switched their format to mainstream AC with Rick Dees coming to the station for mornings.
The mainstream AC format did not last long, and in October 2001 it became a classic rock station with the syndicated Bob and Tom Show in the morning drive.
On February 15, 2008, the station abruptly changed format from classic rock to country music, changed its callsign to WYZO, and rebranded itself as "Kalamazoo Country Y96.5."
[edit] Airstaff
The current lineup (as of April 2008) is as follows
- Morning Show: The Bob & Tom Show - Bob Kevoian, Tom Griswold, Kristi Lee
& Chick McGee (6am-10am) - Mid-Days: PJ Lacey (10am-2pm)
- Afternoon Drive: Bob Bateman (2pm-7pm)
- Nighttime: Chad Daniels (7pm-12am)
- Weekender: Larry Long
[edit] Sources
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WYZO
- Radio Locator information on WYZO
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WYZO
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