WWYZ

WWYZ

City	Waterbury, Connecticut
Broadcast area	Hartford, Connecticut
Branding	Country 92-5
Slogan	Hartford's Country Music Station
Frequency	92.5 MHz
First air date	August 1, 1961 (1961-08-01)^[1]
Format	Commercial : Country
ERP	17,000 watts
HAAT	268 meters
Class	B
Facility ID	74205
Former callsigns	WATR-FM (1961–1973) WENU-FM (1973)
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (Capstar TX LLC)
Sister stations	WHCN, WKSS, WPOP, WUCS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	country925.com

WWYZ is a country music station licensed to Waterbury, Connecticut, broadcasting at 92.5 FM. It is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., and was previously locally owned by the Gilmore family as a sister to WATR and WATR-TV (now WCCT-TV). Studios are at 10 Columbus Boulevard in Hartford, and the transmitter site is in Meriden.

In the early 1970s, WWYZ was called the "Music Lover's WISE Choice", trailing among many easy listening stations blanketing much of Connecticut. In June 1976, under program director Bob Craig, WWYZ switched to "YZ the Natural 92 FM" as a "laid back and mellow" soft rock station. The format outlasted its New York City counterpart WKTU (which went disco) and served WWYZ well for about five years. Various attempts to meet new competitors in the adult contemporary arena fell short between 1981 and 1988. In 1988, the station switched to a country music format, making it the only FM station in Connecticut with a wide reach to adopt this format full-time. The station has had considerable success with this format, and through 2017l remains the only FM country music station in the Hartford and New Haven areas, carrying programs both national and local in origin.

References

↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-80. Retrieved September 15, 2016.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WWYZ

Radio-Locator information on WWYZ

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WWYZ

Radio stations in the Hartford–New Britain–Middletown, Connecticut market
By AM frequency	840 910 1080 1150 1170 1230 1290 1320 1360 1410 1480 1550
By FM frequency	88.1 88.9 89.3 89.9 90.5 91.3 91.9 92.5 93.7 94.5 94.7 95.7 96.5 97.1 97.3 97.5 97.9 98.5 99.1 99.5 100.1 100.5 101.3 102.9 104.1 104.9 105.9 106.9 107.7
Digital radio by frequency & subchannel	93.7-1 93.7-2 95.7-1 95.7-2 96.5-1 96.5-2 99.1-1 100.5-1 100.5-2 100.5-3 101.3-1 101.3-2 101.3-3 102.9-1 102.9-2 102.9-3 104.1-1 104.1-2 105.9-1 105.9-2
By callsign	W220CH W246CC W248CR W253BQ W258AL W261BU WACC-LP WATR WCCC WCTF WDRC WDRC-FM HD2 HD3 WERB WESU WHCN HD2 WIHS WJMJ WKCI-FM HD2 HD3 WKND WKSS HD2 WLAT WMAS-FM WMRD WMRQ-FM HD2 WNEZ WNPR WNWW WPLR WPOP WQTQ WRCH HD2 HD3 WRYM WSDK WTIC WTIC-FM HD2 WUCS WWUH WWYZ WZBG WZMX HD2
Defunct	WPRX/1120
Nearby radio markets Bridgeport Danbury New Haven New London Pittsfield Springfield Stamford–Norwalk See also List of radio stations in Connecticut

Country radio stations in the state of Connecticut
Stations:	WCTY – Norwich WWYZ – Waterbury WDBY – Danbury
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Connecticut

iHeartMedia
Corporate officers	Bob Pittman (Chairman/CEO)
Board of directors	Lowry Mays Irving Azoff B. J. "Red" McCombs J. C. Watts John H. Williams
Radio stations	List of radio stations owned by iHeartMedia
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Coordinates: 41°33′47″N 72°50′42″W / 41.563°N 72.845°W / 41.563; -72.845

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