WAZR
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| City of license | Woodstock, Virginia |
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| Broadcast area | Central Shenandoah Valley |
| Branding | "93-7 NOW" |
| Slogan | "The Valley's Hit Music Station" |
| Frequency | 93.7 MHz |
| First air date | December 3, 1985 |
| Format | Contemporary Hit Radio |
| ERP | 8,500 watts |
| HAAT | 128 meters |
| Class | B1 |
| Facility ID | 57910 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°37′4.0″N 78°42′39.0″W / 38.617778°N 78.710833°W |
| Callsign meaning |
WAZ Radio from former sister station WAZT |
| Owner |
Clear Channel Communications (CC Licenses, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WACL, WKCI, WKCY, WKCY-FM, WKDW, WSVO |
| Webcast | WAZR Webstream |
| Website | WAZR Online |
WAZR (93.7 FM) is a Contemporary Hit Radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Woodstock, Virginia, though studios are located in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
WAZR serves the Harrisonburg/Staunton area. WAZR is owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications.[1]
History
WAZR launched on December 3, 1985[2] and was owned by Ruarch Associates, LLC of Woodstock, Virginia. The station would carry an Adult Standards format, branded as "Z-93". Ruarch Associates, LLC sold WAZR to Clear Channel for an unknown sum, and in May 2002, the Adult Standards format was moved from WAZR to WAMM at 1230 AM, while WAZR became a Contemporary Hit Radio format, branded as "93.7 Kiss FM". The station's tower was moved south into Rockingham County and puts a poor signal into Woodstock.
At noon on September 20, 2010, WAZR shifted to Hot Adult Contemporary, branded as "Alice 93.7". At the same time, the station dropped the syndicated "Elvis Duran and the Morning Show", which had been carried since May 4, 2009 from 6 to 10am.[3] Elvis returned on July 11, 2011.
On September 5, 2011, WAZR reverted to its Contemporary Hit Radio format, branded as "All The Hits, Alice 93-7". It would continue to keep the Alice name until noon on August 1, 2012, when it changed to "93-7 Hit Music NOW", keeping the Contemporary Hit Radio format and later was shortened to "93-7 NOW".[4]
References
- ↑ "WAZR Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ↑ "Alice says goodbye to Kiss". VARTV.com. September 20, 2010.
- ↑ "Clear Channel Media and Entertainment Harrisonburg announces the debut of the new 93.7 Hit Music Now". VARTV.com. August 1, 2012.
External links
- 93.7 Hit Music Now Online
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WAZR
- Radio-Locator information on WAZR
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WAZR
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