WPWZ
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| Broadcast area | Rocky Mount, North Carolina |
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| Frequency | 95.5 MHz |
| Branding | "Power 95-5" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban contemporary |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | First Media Radio, LLC |
| WDWG, WRMT, WZAX | |
| History | |
First air date | 1997 |
Former call signs |
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| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 74222 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 140 meters (460 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°56′45″N 77°39′37″W / 35.94583°N 77.66028°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | powerhits95.com |
WPWZ (95.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an urban contemporary format. Licensed to Pinetops, North Carolina, United States, it serves the Rocky Mount area. The station is owned by First Media Radio.
History[edit]
WEQQ signed on in the 1990s, simulcasting the hot adult contemporary music WEQR. The station picked up the country music format and WKTC call letters of what is now WPLW-FM in 1998. In late 2003, the station played Christmas music and then became WPWZ "Power 95.5 FM",[3][1] playing mainstream urban music by artists such as Beyoncé, Marvin Gaye and Ludacris, while WDWG took over the country music format.[4] Starting in 2004, they began to play R&B all day as well as the Russ Parr Morning Show until 2006 when they switched to the Steve Harvey Morning Show.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Call Sign history". Retrieved 2012-10-23.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPWZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Raleigh-Durham Radio Waves". Retrieved 2012-10-23.
- ^ Fred Marion, "Local radio stations switch, tweak formats," Rocky Mount Telegram, July 21, 2005, Marquee section.
External links[edit]
- official website
- WPWZ in the FCC FM station database
- WPWZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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