WZAX

WZAX
City of license	Nashville, North Carolina
Broadcast area	Rocky Mount-Wilson
Branding	99.3 Rock City
Slogan	Real Classic Rock
Frequency	99.3 MHz
First air date	1997 (at 99.7)
Format	Classic rock
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	100 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	76264
Transmitter coordinates	35°57′01″N 77°57′26″W / 35.95028°N 77.95722°W / 35.95028; -77.95722
Former frequencies	99.7 MHz (1997-2005)
Owner	First Media Radio, LLC
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	993rockcity.com

WZAX (99.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Nashville, North Carolina, USA. It serves the Nashville area. First put on the air by Mainquad Communications and featured "Dave and Allen in the morning" With one member of the morning show in Roanoke Rapids and the other in Rocky Mount. The station is currently owned by First Media Radio, LLC. It's an affiliate of the syndicated Pink Floyd show "Floydian Slip."

History

WZAX signed on at 99.7 in 1997 as hot adult contemporary "New Mix 99-7".^[1] As of 2005, artists included Steve Miller, Jethro Tull, and Rod Stewart.^[2]

On November 11, 2009 WZAX changed their format to rhythmic oldies, branded as "Jammin' 99.3".

On November 30, 2014 WZAX dropped its "Jammin' 99.3" rhythmic oldies format and began stunting with a wide range of music as "99.3 What's It Gonna Be". The station launched a classic rock format with the branding "99.3 Rock City" on January 5, 2015.^[3]

References

↑ "Raleigh-Durham FM Dial". Archived from the original on 2003-02-01. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
↑ Fred Marion, "Local radio stations switch, tweak formats," Rocky Mount Telegram, July 21, 2005, Marquee section.
↑ What's WZAX Gonna Be

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WZAX

Radio-Locator information on WZAX

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WZAX

Radio stations in the Rocky Mount–Wilson, North Carolina market

By AM frequency	760 1390 1420 1490

By FM frequency	88.5 89.7 90.1 90.9 91.7 92.1 92.5 93.3 94.3 94.7 95.5 96.9 97.3 98.5 98.9 99.3 100.3 100.7 101.5 103.1 104.3 106.1 106.9 107.3 107.9

By callsign	WBIC-LP WBKU WCPE WCPS WDWG WEED WERO WFXK WJQY-LP WLQC WLXB WNCT-FM WPWZ WQDR-FM WRAL WRDU WRHD WRMT WRQM WRSV WRTP WTKK WUBN-LP WVOT WVRA WWPL WYFL WZAX WZRU

Defunct	WGTM/590

North Carolina radio markets Asheville Charlotte Fayetteville Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point Greenville–New Bern–Jacksonville Raleigh–Durham Other North Carolina radio regions Elizabeth City–Nags Head Roanoke Rapids–South Hill Rocky Mount–Wilson Wilmington See also List of radio stations in North Carolina

Classic rock radio stations in the state of North Carolina

By frequency	92.3 92.3 99.7 100.7 104.9 105.1 106.5

By callsign	WFMZ (FM) WKRR WQNS WRDU WRFX WSFL-FM WZPR

By city	Asheboro Hertford Kannapolis Nags Head New Bern Wake Forest Woodfin/Asheville

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in North Carolina See also active rock classic rock mainstream rock modern rock

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